Canadian Lutheran World Relief

Canadian Lutheran World Relief is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $17.9M in revenue and $16.2M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 60% from government, 12% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 213 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.1M.

Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $470K in 2024, the largest being $230K to Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.