Christ Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 106920960RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($138,824) as filed with the CRA.
Christ Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $102K in revenue and $139K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $221.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $4,100 in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $154K in 2020 to $102K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Latvian Lutheran church providing ongoing and regular (weekly) worship services. Also conduct bi-weekly bible study and confirmation preparation. Ministerial support and associated charitable work is provided for the Latvian community in Hamilton and vicinity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $102K | $139K | $119K | — | $4,100 | $0 |
| 2023 | $133K | $153K | — | — | $5,290 | $0 |
| 2022 | $178K | $154K | $134K | — | $8,530 | $0 |
| 2021 | $116K | $125K | $110K | — | $4,730 | $0 |
| 2020 | $154K | $152K | — | — | $5,256 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,100 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $221 from 2 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$106K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Davis Kaneps (pastor); John Grinvalds (council president); Rudite Loze (accounts representative); Uldis Dabolins (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christ Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106920960RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.