Parish of the Northern Lights
Charitable organization · Athabasca, Alberta · BN 869009548RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($123,972) as filed with the CRA.
Parish of the Northern Lights is a charitable organization based in Athabasca, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $97K in revenue and $124K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 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 $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,524 in 2024, the largest being $2,524 to Alberta Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
In its own words
Operates churches for worship; conducts regular worship services; officiates weddings baptisms confirmations funerals; visitation to the sick and shut ins. Contributes to missions through the Diocese of Athabasca for Primate World Relief and Development fund and through the Synod of Alberta and the Territories for Lutheran World Relief. Hold Sunday School and Confirmation classes and bible studies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $97K | $124K | $105K | — | $2,524 | — |
| 2023 | $107K | $129K | — | — | $2,471 | $57K |
| 2022 | $103K | $112K | — | — | $2,491 | — |
| 2021 | $104K | $108K | — | — | $2,247 | — |
| 2020 | $118K | $124K | — | — | $2,363 | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,524 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$64K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Parish of the Northern Lights’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869009548RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.