The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara
Charitable organization · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 108099771RR0003 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,083,570) as filed with the CRA.
The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $106K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $8,015 in 2024, the largest being $7,665 to Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Conduct religious services - provide pastoral care - breakfast program to support members of the community - monthly outreach community dinner for the needy
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $587K | $6,143 | $8,015 | $5.3M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $898K | $526K | $7,370 | $11K | $5M |
| 2022 | $917K | $1M | $750K | — | $14K | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $729K | — | $10K | $5M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $937K | $638K | — | $12K | $5.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,015 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $106K from 8 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$40K
- Canadahelps Canadon$40K
- The Atkinson Charitable Foundation$14K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$7,741
- ST Andrew`s Presbyterian Church$2,500
- Silver Spire United Church$1,000
- The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara$1,000
- Trillium United Church$750
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$521K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martha Tatarnic (co-rector); Tom Vaughan (co-rector).
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 108099771RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.