Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kitchener
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 130563695RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,165,224) as filed with the CRA.
Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kitchener is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $311K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $183K in 2024, the largest being $159K to Lutheran Church-Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Conduct regular public worship services in person & live streaming. Serve the needs of all men & women in christian love. Assist both financially & by deeds those charities/organizations that have similar objectives. Conduct sunday school for children & and adults. Conduct vacation bible school. Organized small group bible studies. Dedicate funds to our synod for canadian & foreign mission projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1.2M | $835K | — | $183K | $8.2M |
| 2023 | $999K | $1M | $815K | — | $113K | $8.4M |
| 2022 | $942K | $1.1M | $791K | — | $193K | $8.4M |
| 2021 | $920K | $919K | $612K | — | $205K | $160K |
| 2020 | $956K | $956K | $696K | — | $163K | $180K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $183K to 16 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$159K
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$3,573
- K-W Working Centre for the Unemployed$3,500
- Sudanese Lutheran Mission Society - Canada$2,655
- Ray of Hope Inc.$2,050
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region$2,000
- House of Friendship$2,000
- B.C. Mission Boat Society$2,000
- Children of Hope and Promise Canada$2,000
- Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$1,105
- Marillac Place$1,000
- Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank Inc.$1,000
- Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada$740
- Haiti Lutheran Mission Society$500
- Concordia Lutheran Seminary$90
- Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary-Ontario$50
Received $311K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$615K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Webb (treasurer); Arnold Drung (dir congregational worship); John Neustadter (dir bd of church properties); Kevin Fergin (assistant director 1); Richard Seip (executive director); Philip Chadsey (congregational secretary); Lorraine Cress (financial secretary); Rick Hutfloetz (dir bd of elders); Kenneth Griffin (dir bd of stewardship); Ross Dolson (assistant director 2).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kitchener’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130563695RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.