First Lutheran Church of Vancouver British Columbia
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118918390RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($201,397) as filed with the CRA.
First Lutheran Church of Vancouver British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $157K in revenue and $201K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9,450.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6,162 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 to British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We held in-person and online worship services weekly. We give pastoral care. We provide sunday school conformation and youth ministries. We work in the community to teach bible precepts. We offer compassionats love comfort and service to lonely and needy. We sponsor and fund ministry programs of 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 | $157K | $201K | $187K | — | $6,162 | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $170K | $174K | $151K | — | $14K | $4.6M |
| 2022 | $198K | $277K | $214K | — | $31K | $353K |
| 2021 | $422K | $213K | $190K | — | $16K | $4.4M |
| 2020 | $233K | $234K | $208K | — | $18K | $4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,162 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $9,450 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,450
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$119K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joel Westereng (secretary); Harry Mickelson (council member); Carol Vinge O'Byrne (human resources); Farzaneh Eskandarnataj (treasurer); Celly Manirakoze (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Lutheran Church of Vancouver British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118918390RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.