Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 119039030RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($179,091) as filed with the CRA.
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $218K in revenue and $179K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6,290 in 2024, the largest being $6,280 to Lutheran Church-Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Teach and preach the word of God to all ages in the Lakeshore Village of Waterloo and surrounding region which includes worship services Bible studies Sunday School visitations Evangelism Christian fellowship Weddings Baptisms and Funerals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $218K | $179K | $142K | — | $6,290 | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $250K | $200K | $149K | — | $6,000 | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $175K | $168K | $136K | — | $7,020 | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $156K | $166K | $136K | — | $6,055 | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $173K | $163K | $132K | $0 | $6,460 | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,290 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $22K from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$113K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Angelica Holliss (treasurer); Alfred Feth (chairman); Jonathon Oberholzer (head elder); Mara Verlis (recording secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119039030RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.