Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 107354334RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,822,773) as filed with the CRA.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.8M in revenue and $3.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from other charities. In 2024, 27 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $1.3M in 2024, the largest being $364K to Eastern Synod - ELCIC. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.3M in 2020 to $3.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
At the National Office of the ELCIC we develop policies and standards for rostered leaders and worship public policies for the church in society and resources for stewardship and worship. We work in partnership with Lutheran and ecumenical organizations in Canada and internationally. We support mission projects in designated areas of the world. We work with our Synods to facilitate communication consultation and cooperative programming.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $2.1M | $6,711 | $1.3M | $22M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.7M | $1.5M | $6,711 | $882K | $22.7M |
| 2022 | $321K | $2M | $1.5M | $6,711 | $419K | $21.6M |
| 2021 | $4M | $2.5M | $1.3M | $6,711 | $1.2M | $23.2M |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $6,582 | $671K | $21.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.3M to 16 qualified donees:
- Eastern Synod - ELCIC$364K
- Saskatchewan Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.$227K
- Alberta Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$208K
- Manitoba/northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.$196K
- British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$172K
- The United Church of Canada$80K
- The Canadian Council of Churches$23K
- The Church Council on Justice and Corrections$6,000
- Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada$3,000
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church$1,000
- Lutheran Theological Seminary$1,000
- British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$1,000
- Grace Lutheran Church of South Burnaby British Columbia$920
- Zion's Lutheran Church$400
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church$200
- ST John Evangelical Lutheran Church$200
Received $1M from 27 charities:
- Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada$442K
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$140K
- British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$105K
- Alberta Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$93K
- Manitoba/northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.$68K
- Saskatchewan Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.$38K
- Charitus$28K
- The First Lutheran Church of Winnipeg Manitoba$24K
- Lutheran Triune Educational and Benevolent Society of Calgary$20K
- The ST Olaf Evangelical Lutheran Congregation$13K
- Resurrection Lutheran Church$9,749
- First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Calgary Alberta$8,300
- ST Paul Lutheran Church of Yorkton$8,000
- German Evangelical Martin Luther Church of Ottawa Inc.$6,000
- ST. Andrews Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Toronto$6,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- Peace Lutheran Church$3,855
- Parish of ST JOHN Carman$3,525
- Agricola Finnish Lutheran Congregation$3,000
- Messiah Lutheran Church$1,810
- Redeemer Lutheran Church$1,500
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church$1,200
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,171
- Trinity Lutheran Church$1,000
- Erickson Lutheran Church$400
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
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$865K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Harrington; Bill Gastmeier; Stephen Holmes (national treasurer); Heidi Van Schaik; Katrina Vigen.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107354334RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.