Golden Valley Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Viking, Alberta · BN 107438954RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($117,951) as filed with the CRA.
Golden Valley Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Viking, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $101K in revenue and $118K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $124.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $3,330 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations/l'associationcanadienne des Congrégations Luthériennes. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The programs at GVLC provide for the spiritual need of the members and the welcoming of others to Sunday services weekly men's group meetings women's group meetings bible studies functions for the Parish Ed Group and bible/catechism and ministry teachings to youth. Continue to stream the regular Sunday services to engage those who cannot travel to the location or in environments making it difficult to travel. Continue to support individuals with spiritual emotional and monetary if necessary. Continue to reach out to the youth and adults in the community and engage with them to build spi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101K | $118K | — | — | $3,330 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $121K | $91K | — | — | $3,477 | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $116K | $114K | — | — | $2,955 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $135K | $120K | — | — | $1,800 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $130K | $123K | — | — | $1,970 | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,330 to 4 qualified donees:
Received $124 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Muriel Walker (chairsperson); Trudy Arnett (secretary); Vernon Hafso (deacon); Marcus Pollington (trustee); Jan Gillies (deacon); Amanda Pedel (parish ed); Karen Hill (treasurer); Sylvia Hoffman (stewardship); Andrew Sorenson (vice chair); Chris Koch (pastor); Rodney Mattinson (deacon); Darren Klein (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Golden Valley Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107438954RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.