Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Buchanan
Charitable organization · Buchanan, Saskatchewan · BN 118911783RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,922) as filed with the CRA.
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Buchanan is a charitable organization based in Buchanan, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $30K in revenue and $30K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $6,300 in 2024, the largest being $3,200 to Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Hold regular weekly worship services and administer the sacraments to christians. Hire a clergy person to provide pastoral care lead worship and administer sacraments ; including baptism marriage and funerals. We donate to a bible camp and support a christian high school. We support the program of elcic financially. We supported the aid programs of canadian lutheran world relief.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30K | $30K | $24K | — | $6,300 | $266K |
| 2023 | $29K | $28K | $25K | — | $2,600 | $266K |
| 2022 | $29K | $52K | $47K | — | $5,010 | $265K |
| 2021 | $30K | $28K | $22K | — | $5,130 | $265K |
| 2020 | $24K | $23K | $19K | — | $4,610 | $262K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,300 to 3 qualified donees:
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$3,200
- Saskatchewan Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.$3,000
- Nelson Lake Bible Camp$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$12K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Clifford Sorestad (director); Leslie Carlson (director/secretary); Robert Edwards (director/chairman); Sandra Nordin (director); Adore Koops-Sorested (director); Cynthia Carlson (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Buchanan’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118911783RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.