Manitoba/northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119030567RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($377,597) as filed with the CRA.
Manitoba/northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $290K in revenue and $378K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from other charities. In 2024, 27 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $418K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $117K in 2024, the largest being $68K to Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $896K in 2020 to $290K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Supporting local congregations and clergy; program development and delivery re: youth/young adult worship discipleship congregational redevelopment; support of denominational programs and initiatives
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $290K | $378K | — | — | $117K | $52K |
| 2023 | $398K | $503K | — | — | $180K | $51K |
| 2022 | $419K | $496K | — | — | $181K | $178K |
| 2021 | $448K | $465K | — | — | $176K | $294K |
| 2020 | $896K | $852K | — | — | $315K | $300K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $117K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $418K from 27 charities:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$196K
- ST. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Steinbach Inc.$52K
- ST Mark's Lutheran Church Inc$25K
- Grace Lutheran Church$14K
- Pinawa Lutheran Church Inc.$13K
- Starbuck Trinity Lutheran Church Inc.$12K
- Trinity Lutheran Church$12K
- The Church of ST. Stephen and ST. Bede$11K
- Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Thunder Bay$11K
- Trinity Lutheran Church$8,239
- The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd$7,871
- First United Lutheran Church of Flin Flon Manitoba$7,230
- ST. Luke's Zion Lutheran Church$6,915
- Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Incorporated$6,000
- Hilldale Lutheran Church$6,000
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church$5,365
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Friedensthal$4,400
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Beausejour Manitoba Inc.$3,689
- Lundar Lutheran Church$3,500
- The Lutheran Church of the Cross$3,150
- Ardal - Geysir Evangelical Lutheran Church$3,000
- ST Peter Lutheran Church$2,400
- The Winnipeg Foundation$1,803
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$812
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$161K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Zinko (bishop); Courtenay Reedman Parker (secretary); Sylvia Nilsson-Barkman (director); Michelle McConomy (director); Michael Kurtz (director); Jennifer Marlor (director); Martin Kruse (director); Daniel Brunet (treasurer); Sandra Tymchyshyn (director); Gabriella Balog (chairperson); Debra Johnson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manitoba/northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119030567RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.