Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · London, Ontario · BN 130562853RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($225,905) as filed with the CRA.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $206K in revenue and $226K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $18K to Lutheran Church-Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Good shepherd lutheran church operates to provide religious & spiritual instruction to its members and guests. Also it contributes to our lutheran church canada which co-ordinates the administration for and establishing of churches in canada. We also contribute to local social outreach programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $206K | $226K | $189K | — | $24K | $616K |
| 2023 | $219K | $249K | $213K | — | $24K | $636K |
| 2022 | $593K | $206K | $173K | — | $23K | $667K |
| 2021 | $188K | $188K | — | — | $18K | $280K |
| 2020 | $199K | $182K | — | — | $21K | $281K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 11 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$18K
- Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada$1,015
- Indwell Community Homes$685
- Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$620
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$545
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$530
- Mission Services of London$510
- Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary-Ontario$505
- Lutheran Women's Missionary League - Canada Inc.$450
- Ark Aid Street Mission Inc.$440
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$275
Received $11K from 3 charities:
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$122K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Poier (secretary); Roger Keller (chair); Thomas Scholl (elder); Richard Muth (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130562853RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.