Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Charitable organization · Stony Plain, Alberta · BN 118903616RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($107,012) as filed with the CRA.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is a charitable organization based in Stony Plain, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $114K in revenue and $107K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% 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 6% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $6,730 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to Synod of Alberta & the Territories. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The ongoing operations functions and activities of the church. Maintaining an active and ongoing parish endeavoring to provide out reach & serve others in the community & world
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $114K | $107K | — | $836 | $7,566 | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $116K | $64K | — | $333 | $6,783 | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $112K | $125K | — | — | $7,980 | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $132K | $92K | — | — | $5,600 | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $121K | $122K | — | — | $5,015 | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,730 to 7 qualified donees:
- Synod of Alberta & the Territories$3,000
- Neighbour Link Parkland$1,400
- Mulhurst Camp$1,270
- Parkland Food Bank$500
- Parkland Young Life$400
- CLWR Canadian Luther World Relief$90
- ON Eagles Wings Donation Made Through the Synod of Alberta$70
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debbie Thorsen (treasurer); Betty Kelmar (councillor); Marvin Fiissel (councillor); Haak Martin (vice chairperson); Robert Hancock (chairperson); Barbara Blackport (councillor); Gordon Denton (secretary); Marian Affeld (councillor); Jon Garner (councillor); Jamie Mastel (councillor); Eric Giese (councillor); Brenda Schmithe (councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118903616RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.