Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 107650129RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($563,468) as filed with the CRA.
Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc. is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $572K in revenue and $563K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 47 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $203K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Lbtc is currently involved in translation projects in cameroon among the dowayo and nizaa people. We have also been doing some recordings for the nuer translation project.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $572K | $563K | $456K | $12K | — | $852K |
| 2023 | $552K | $498K | $399K | $9,519 | — | $844K |
| 2022 | $621K | $473K | $390K | $11K | — | $790K |
| 2021 | $464K | $375K | $301K | $9,663 | — | $643K |
| 2020 | $421K | $408K | $311K | $11K | — | $554K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $203K from 47 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$63K
- Canadahelps Canadon$63K
- King of Kings Lutheran Church (spruce View District)$16K
- Peace Lutheran Church Taber Alberta$10K
- Redeemer Lutheran Church$9,000
- Lutheran Church - Canada Financial Ministries$8,606
- Foothills Lutheran Church of Calgary$6,900
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church$2,780
- Christ Our King Lutheran Church$2,120
- ST. Paul Lutheran Church Radisson Inc.$1,406
- Immanuel Lutheran Church$1,315
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Golden$1,300
- Faith Lutheran Church$1,240
- Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kitchener$1,105
- White Rock Lutheran Church$1,000
- Victory Lutheran Church of Medicine Hat Alberta$1,000
- Trinity Lutheran Church - Richmond$1,000
- Peace Lutheran Church$1,000
- Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church-Salmon Arm$800
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church$795
- Hillside Christian Church$680
- First Lutheran Church$620
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church$620
- Immanuel Lutheran Church$500
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church$500
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$294K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Travis Heide (vice chair); Timothy Kuhl (chair); Ronald Mohr (executive director); Gordon Martens (treasurer); Daniel Lantz; Timothy Kuehn (secretary); Mike Mayer.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107650129RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.