Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada
Public foundation · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 107273666RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,876,771) as filed with the CRA.
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada is a public foundation based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.3M in revenue and $3.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from other charities. In 2024, 92 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.7M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 37 qualified donees totalling $2M in 2024, the largest being $462K to Charitus. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The eastern synod provides pastoral care and assistance to congregations and pastors. This includes administering to pastors congregations and institutions leading worship in many congregations and synodical settings and conducting retreats and assemblies for clergy and lay persons for leadership development and spiritual renewal. The synod provides funding for two camps providing religious and recreational programs funding for the national church (evangelical lutheran church in canada) for its canadian and international ministries as well as funding to martin luther university college. The…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.3M | $3.9M | $1.5M | $26K | $2M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.5M | $1.2M | $17K | $2M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $5.2M | $805K | $17K | $4.1M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $1.1M | $8,032 | $1.6M | $964K |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $3.4M | $990K | $25K | $2.1M | $653K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2M to 37 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Charitus$462K
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$442K
- Waterloo Lutheran Seminary$369K
- Lutheran Homes Kitchener-Waterloo$240K
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$190K
- Jesus The Only Way$39K
- Camp Lutherlyn$38K
- ST Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church$30K
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church$20K
- ST-John's Evangelical Lutheran Church$17K
- ST. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church$16K
- Lutheran Camp Mush-A-Mush Society$16K
- Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waterloo$14K
- ST. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Kitchener$13K
- ST. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church$9,137
- Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks (ST. Paul's)$6,700
- All Saints Lutheran Anglican Church$5,000
- ST. Matthews (kitchener) Lutheran Church$4,650
- Zion Lutheran Church$4,000
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (philipsburg) Incorporated$4,000
- Peace Lutheran Church of Bay Ridges$3,959
- ST. David Anglican-Lutheran Church Orillia$3,600
- ST. James Lutheran Church$3,500
- Faith Lutheran Church$3,000
- Faith Lutheran Church$2,500
Received $2.7M from 92 charities:
- Charitus$1.8M
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (oakville)$106K
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church$66K
- Trinity Lutheran Church Hamilton$40K
- Lutheran Church of Our Saviour$35K
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church$32K
- ST. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Kitchener$31K
- Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waterloo$26K
- ST. Matthews (kitchener) Lutheran Church$24K
- Zion Lutheran Church$24K
- Epiphany Evangelical Lutheran Church$22K
- ST. Timothy's Lutheran Church$19K
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church$18K
- Burlington Anglican Lutheran Church$18K
- ST Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church of Petawawa$17K
- New Hope Lutheran Church$17K
- ST. Stephen's Lutheran Church$17K
- ST. James Evangelical Lutheran Church$16K
- ST Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church$15K
- Faith Lutheran Church$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peterborough$13K
- All Saints Lutheran Anglican Church$13K
- ST James Evangelical Lutheran Church$12K
- ST. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Neustadt$12K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Ashby (synod council); Alicia Becker (synod council); Carla Blakley (chairperson); Selina Broadshaw (synod council); Patricia Dorland (synod council); Etienne Eason (synod council); Mavis Fung (synod council); Chris Hulan (secretary); Gwenanne Jorgenson (synod council); Fred Mertz (treasurer); Lori Pilatzke (synod council); Bethan Riehle-Johns (synod council); Laura Sauder (synod council); Rachel Schwarz (synod council); Mark Weingartner (synod council); Sara Whynot (vice chairperson).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107273666RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.