Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary-Ontario
Publicly funded institution · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 118871938RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($986,212) as filed with the CRA.
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary-Ontario is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $986K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $185K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Concordia lutheran theological seminary provides training primarily for certifying candidates for ministry within lutheran church canada. There are two programs streams. A two year master of theological studies and a four year master of divinity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $986K | $847K | $32K | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1M | $1.1M | $850K | — | — | $703K |
| 2022 | $818K | $960K | $720K | $35K | — | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $1M | $1.1M | $794K | $24K | $30K | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $945K | $858K | $600K | $30K | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $185K from 24 charities:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$144K
- Lutheran Church - Canada Financial Ministries$16K
- First ST John's Lutheran Church$7,500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$4,575
- ST. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church$2,400
- ST. Matthew Lutheran Church$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,799
- Christ Our King Lutheran Church$1,700
- Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church$1,265
- ST Peter's Lutheran Church$1,015
- Christ Lutheran Church$831
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church$505
- Bethel Lutheran Church$500
- Christ Lutheran Church$410
- Resurrection Lutheran Church$350
- ST. John's Lutheran Church$220
- Faith Lutheran Church (kitchener)$138
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church$95
- Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kitchener$50
- Redeemer Lutheran Church$40
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church$40
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$20
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$575K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cameron Schnarr (vice chairman); Dan Abraham (secretary); Thomas Winger (director); Ivan Boles (director); Jordan Wall (director); Timothy Teuscher (director); Phillip Prozenko (director); Marvin Bublitz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary-Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118871938RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.