The Sisters of St. Joseph for the Diocese of Toronto in Upper Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119151330RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,056,100) as filed with the CRA.
The Sisters of St. Joseph for the Diocese of Toronto in Upper Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $21.9M in revenue and $18.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from government, 48% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10.6M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 96 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 48 qualified donees totalling $783K in 2024, the largest being $250K to ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The primary purpose of this charity is the advancement of religion social outreach and pastoral/spiritual programs that address poverty isolation and lack of community and spiritual void in our cities. Major areas of focus include social outreach; justice peace and care of earth; education and formation health parish and spiritual care ministry.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $21.9M | $18.1M | $15M | — | $783K | $73.3M |
| 2023 | $14M | $16.8M | $13.2M | — | $777K | $69.5M |
| 2022 | $15M | $19.3M | $13.3M | — | $3.6M | $72.3M |
| 2021 | $21.6M | $19M | $12.8M | — | $3.9M | $76.6M |
| 2020 | $17M | $17.9M | $13.2M | — | $2.3M | $73.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $783K to 48 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$250K
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$100K
- Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix$100K
- Rayjon Share CARE of Sarnia Inc.$63K
- Becoming Neighbours Joint Apostolic Ministry$30K
- Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix$20K
- SOPAR-Bala Vikasa$20K
- World Vision Canada$20K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$20K
- Sierra Club of British Columbia Foundation$10K
- Raven (respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs)$10K
- Returning To Spirit - Residential School Reconciliation Inc.$10K
- Homeless Connect Toronto$10K
- Good Shepherd Refuge Social Ministries$6,000
- OMI Lacombe Canada Inc.$5,000
- Concacan Inc.$5,000
- Canadian Council For Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les refugiés$5,000
- Holy Cross Mission$5,000
- ST. Anne's Church$5,000
- Capuchin Outreach to the Poor Parkdale$5,000
- Chalice (Canada)$5,000
- Canadian Food for Children$5,000
- Cnewa Canada$5,000
- Project Harvest - Proyecto Cosecha$5,000
- Saint Elizabeth Foundation$5,000
Received $10.6M from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions96
- Total compensation, all staff$11M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Ann McCarthy (director); Georgette Gregory (director); Anne Marie Marrin (director); Pat Boucher (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sisters of St. Joseph for the Diocese of Toronto in Upper Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119151330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.