Carrot River Valley Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Melfort, Saskatchewan · BN 118839984RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($116,666) as filed with the CRA.
Carrot River Valley Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Melfort, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $97K in revenue and $117K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $200.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $11K in 2024, the largest being $5,052 to Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1. To gather people in Sundays for worship service and for Sunday School for the children. 2. Provide Bible study. 3 Church council meetings. 4. Provide Pastoral care for people in hospitals institutions and in their own homes. 5. Support the food bank and world relief of hunger. 6. Donate funds to Lutheran headquarters for mission activities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $97K | $117K | $106K | — | $11K | $465K |
| 2023 | $80K | $85K | $71K | — | $5,964 | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $77K | $81K | $76K | — | $5,250 | $494K |
| 2021 | $73K | $57K | $52K | — | $5,250 | $503K |
| 2020 | $79K | $79K | $73K | — | $6,376 | $486K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $11K to 6 qualified donees:
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$5,052
- Saskatchewan Synod ELCIC$4,500
- LuMinHos$500
- Lutheran Theological Seminary$250
- Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camps$250
- Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute$250
Received $200 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eldon Danielson (pastor/deacon); Eric Pederson (treasurer); Cheryl Ens (president); Melissa Hoenmans (secretary); Lee-Ann Love (deacon); Janet Welch (deacon); Drew Kenke (parish education); William Grafslund (trustee); Gordon Ens (trustee); Lynn Pederson (parich education).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Carrot River Valley Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118839984RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.