LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES (London)
Public foundation · London, Ontario · BN 886656552RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($751,817) as filed with the CRA.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES (London) is a public foundation based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $752K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 42 qualified donees totalling $268K in 2024, the largest being $25K to London Community Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To give to registered incorporated charitable organizations which further one or more of the following charitable purposes: 1) provide support services for children youth aged ill and challenged persons that such individuals may require assistance to be more self-sufficient in their lives. 2) Develop co-ordinate and offer programs for children youth aged ill and challenged persons including - social rehabilitative and post-operative support programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $752K | — | — | $675K | $12.4M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $452K | — | — | $382K | $11.4M |
| 2022 | -$1M | $449K | $0 | — | $387K | $10.6M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $430K | — | — | $360K | $12.1M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $390K | — | — | $321K | $10.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $268K to 42 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- London Community Foundation$25K
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$12K
- The Kiwanis Music Festival of London Inc.$12K
- Anova: A Future Without Violence$11K
- London Youth for Christ$10K
- Harvest Outreach International Inc.$10K
- Mission Services of London$10K
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$10K
- London Community Resource Centre$10K
- The University of Western Ontario$10K
- L'Arche London$7,500
- YMCA of Southwestern Ontario$7,200
- Childcan the Childhood Cancer Research Association$7,000
- London Community Dental Alliance$6,320
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London in Ontario$5,500
- Daya Counselling Centre$5,500
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church$5,413
- ST. Ansgar Lutheran Church (london) Incorporated$5,413
- Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church$5,413
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church$5,413
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church$5,413
- Faith Lutheran Church$5,413
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church$5,000
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church$5,000
- ST. Ansgar Lutheran Church (london) Incorporated$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Glinz (treasurer); Anna Wissing (director); Ken Kuhl (director); Rebekah Voege (chairperson); Deborah Holme (director); Linda Reynolds (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES (London)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886656552RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.