DEBRE ZIHON ST. MARY ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INC. / ÉGLISE ORTHODOXE ÉTHIOPIENNE DEBRE ZIHON ST MARY INC.
Charitable organizationChristianity·72 BIRKENDALE DR · KANATA, ON · K2K 2X4·BN 859184756RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
81¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$62K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc.?
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Is Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 859184756RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 72 BIRKENDALE DR, KANATA, ON, K2K 2X4. Source.
What does Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. Weekly Worship services to members such as Liturgy Baptism and Holy Communion. 2. Preaching teaching and hosting spiritual conferences ( Special Preach Program) on Bible. 3. Educating the Orthodox religion Language tradition and culture of Ethiopia to Kids and Youth. 4. Hosting special spiritual conference…" Full program description.
How much of Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $62K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. Weekly Worship services to members such as Liturgy Baptism and Holy Communion. 2. Preaching teaching and hosting spiritual conferences ( Special Preach Program) on Bible. 3. Educating the Orthodox religion Language tradition and culture of Ethiopia to Kids and Youth. 4. Hosting special spiritual conference and Bible study program from qualified invited priests or Deacons from other places for kids and youth.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
81¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 81¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$62K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)82%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
82%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
18%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $96K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2020-08-31 | $95K | — | — | — |
| 2021-08-31 | $129K | — | — | — |
| 2022-08-31 | $45K | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $49K | 99¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-08-31 | $62K | 81¢ | 0% | — |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 0 of 9at arm's length
- TOLLA, GETUHEAD PRIEST AND HEAD OF DIRECTnot at arm's length
- Haile, Eyob SMEMBERnot at arm's length
- Alemayehu, Beteleyi WSECRETARYnot at arm's length
- Mersha, Ayalew GHEAD OF DIRECTORSnot at arm's length
- Metaferia, BelayMEMBERnot at arm's length
- Semaw, Melaku GFINANCIAL OFFICERnot at arm's length
- Bekele, Yemisrach STREASURERnot at arm's length
- Gessese, SisayMEMBERnot at arm's length
- Woldesenbut, TizitaMEMBERnot at arm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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