Lutheran Church of the Cross of Victoria
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 131582470RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($594,721) as filed with the CRA.
Lutheran Church of the Cross of Victoria is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $571K in revenue and $595K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $51K in 2024, the largest being $36K to British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Lutheran church - regular sunday worship special mid week services bible studies fellowship activities support for needy etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $571K | $595K | $346K | $12K | $51K | $896K |
| 2023 | $497K | $598K | $363K | $14K | $51K | $920K |
| 2022 | $513K | $594K | $349K | $14K | $61K | $1M |
| 2021 | $501K | $596K | $234K | $13K | $64K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $497K | $547K | $198K | $12K | $63K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $51K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $27K from 5 charities:
- British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$25K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$1,130
- Canadahelps Canadon$616
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church$200
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$130
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$231K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Coughlin (chair); Laura Cochrane (vice chair); Johann Kuntze (treasurer); Janice Nelson (secretary & co-chair); Boston Laferté (chair); Erik Beiderwieden (chair); Gail Froyland (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lutheran Church of the Cross of Victoria’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131582470RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.