First Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Hamilton
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 131499832RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($268,005) as filed with the CRA.
First Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Hamilton is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $40K in revenue and $268K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% 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 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $123K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Estonian Arts Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Serving the Estonian Lutheran community in Hamilton and surrounding areas as a congregation of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Estonia and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40K | $268K | $32K | — | $237K | $708K |
| 2023 | $838K | $148K | — | — | $87K | $935K |
| 2022 | $27K | $49K | $47K | — | $2,190 | $246K |
| 2021 | $13K | $24K | — | — | $1,176 | $268K |
| 2020 | $37K | $25K | $24K | — | $1,197 | $64K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $123K to 7 qualified donees:
- Estonian Arts Centre$100K
- Deanery of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$10K
- Estonian Ecumenical Relief Organization$5,000
- Greater Hamilton Food Share$2,500
- The Good Shepherd Centre Hamilton$2,500
- United Nations Foundation$2,000
- Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$1,020
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Evy Beraldo (chair); Marion Code (treasurer); Leena Jaanimagi (director); Toomas Eichenbaum (director); Toomas Saar (director); Merike Koger (secretary); Hiie Eichenbaum (director); Toomas Koger (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Hamilton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131499832RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.