The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 108099771RR0036 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($288,870) as filed with the CRA.
The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $246K in revenue and $289K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $245 in 2024, the largest being $245 to Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (Alongside Hope). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
2 worship services a week on Wednesday and Sunday. Pastoral care including phone calls and visits to check on parishioners home communion and hospital visits. We collect and forward donations to registered charities: Alongside Hope (formerly PWRDF) Burlington Foodbank (formerly Partnership West) Coldest Night of the Year walk and Halton Compassion Society. Collections for Alongside Hope are primarily financial donations. Collections for Burlington Foodbank and the Compassion Society are primarily non-perishable foodbank items. We also run special temporary drives several times per year fo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $246K | $289K | $277K | $4,777 | $245 | -$67K |
| 2023 | $324K | $337K | $329K | $6,995 | $461 | -$24K |
| 2022 | $321K | $308K | $294K | $5,526 | $1,394 | $66K |
| 2021 | $396K | $303K | — | — | $52K | -$35K |
| 2020 | $339K | $325K | $259K | — | $52K | -$27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $245 to 1 qualified donee:
- Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (Alongside Hope)$245
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$149K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Wilson (rector); Jim Blake (warden); Nadine Martin (deputy warden); Carol Blake (deputy warden); Katelyn Macaulay-Newcombe (treasurer); Grace Anne Wilbur (deputy warden).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108099771RR0036), or read how we compute the receipt.