Faith Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Port Elgin, Ontario · BN 107373326RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($195,512) as filed with the CRA.
Faith Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Port Elgin, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $231K in revenue and $196K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,805.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Christian education and worship Not-for-Profit community groups use our meeting spaces
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $231K | $196K | $177K | — | $16K | $3M |
| 2023 | $183K | $206K | — | — | $23K | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $279K | $177K | — | — | $30K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $191K | $154K | $34K | — | $20K | $943K |
| 2020 | $207K | $163K | $31K | — | $19K | $943K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 9 qualified donees:
- Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada$10K
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$1,525
- Shiloh Community Church UB$1,010
- Port Elgin Salvation Army Food Bank$900
- Brightshores Health System Owen Sound Foundation$500
- Grey Bruce Spiritual Care Council$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$298
- Home and Community Support Services of Grey-Bruce$210
- Women's House Serving Bruce & Grey$103
Received $9,805 from 4 charities:
- Charitus$6,873
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,387
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$445
- Abundance Canada$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$123K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Erin Zorzi (treasurer & stewardship chair); Julie Brown (recording secretary); Randy Schnarr (council chair); Bruce Martin (vice chair); John Church (christian education); Frances Lavelle (mission & outreach); Roland Lejambe (worship and music); Kim Farrow (worship and music).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Faith Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107373326RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.