Life Church
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 118911460RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($190,623) as filed with the CRA.
Life Church is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $163K in revenue and $191K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% 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 5 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $6,400 to Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We conduct worship services. We provide ministries for men women youth and children weekly or monthly. We provide pastoral care. We support local and global missionaries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $163K | $191K | $178K | — | $12K | $380K |
| 2023 | $174K | $191K | $171K | — | $20K | $408K |
| 2022 | $144K | $141K | $116K | — | $25K | $218K |
| 2021 | $172K | $176K | $144K | — | $32K | $215K |
| 2020 | $145K | $149K | $119K | — | $30K | $220K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 5 qualified donees:
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$6,400
- Dynamic Churches International LTD$2,500
- Sim Canada$1,300
- Stratford House of Blessing$1,167
- Commission to Every Nation Canada$1,000
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
- Total compensation, all staff$107K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Taylor Lakatos (pastor); John Hoskin (director/trustee); Jamie Gaul (director); Sharon Kaufman (trustee); Ronald Neeb (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Life Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118911460RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.