Hope Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118962760RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($438,096) as filed with the CRA.
Hope Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $462K in revenue and $438K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $674.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% 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 9 qualified donees totalling $63K in 2024, the largest being $22K to Lutheran Campus Ministry - Saskatoon. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
we hold worship services weekly - we offer worship services on special occasions - we offer pastoral care - we hold funeral services - we conduct Sunday school and adult religious education programs - we donate to denominational headquarters for overseas missions as well as local charities - we support local community dinners for those less fortunate - we participate in local and provincial community clean-up opportunities - we donate hand-stitched blankets to local charities - we hold weekly worship services via zoom and streamed to You Tube
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $462K | $438K | $361K | — | $63K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $445K | $434K | $355K | — | $65K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $441K | $452K | $401K | — | $35K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $424K | $451K | $376K | — | $30K | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $449K | $391K | $329K | — | $28K | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $63K to 9 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Campus Ministry - Saskatoon$22K
- Alberta Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$18K
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$8,535
- Lutheran Church of Our Saviour$5,645
- Lutheran Hospital Ministries-Southern Alberta Society$3,435
- Sylvan Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association$2,390
- The Children's Cottage Society of Calgary an Alberta Society$1,250
- Brown Bagging for Calgary Street Kids Society$1,050
- CUPS Calgary Society$315
Received $674 from 2 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$203K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joyce McKenny (president); Gretchen Albers (secretary); Brenda Waller (council member); Cindy Robinson (council member); Marcia Nerbas (council member); Steve Medhurst (council member); Marianne Astle (council member); Anni Adams (council member); Joanne Seminuk (council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hope Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118962760RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.