Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 118855386RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($149,771) as filed with the CRA.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $183K in revenue and $150K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $6,000 to Lutheran Church Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Regular Sunday services special occasion services bible studies confirmation classes Sunday school vacation bible school and visitations of shut ins. Weddings and funeral services as reqested.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $183K | $150K | $130K | — | $10K | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $190K | $175K | — | — | $7,650 | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $154K | $153K | $131K | — | $8,031 | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $159K | $147K | $126K | — | $7,650 | $533K |
| 2020 | $141K | $133K | $128K | — | $5,000 | $521K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 3 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Church Canada$6,000
- Aurora Lutheran Bible Camp$2,925
- Lutheran Community CARE Centre of Thunder Bay$1,500
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$76K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tim Wilkie (elder); Shane Hintikka (elder); Tracie Maunula (trustee); Kaija Riabov (trustee); Jeanette Johnson (director); Michael Maunula (trustee); Charles Johnson (treasurer); Daniel Repo (elder); Alice Clark (secretary); Gerald Buckrell (trustee); Ken Ratcliffe (trustee); Wilf Sainio (elder); Christian Mikkelsen (financial secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118855386RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.