Redeemer Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 119112787RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($319,090) as filed with the CRA.
Redeemer Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $320K in revenue and $319K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% 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 6 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Religious services; education of new members ministry to individual members including the sick and dying outreach to the community
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $320K | $319K | — | — | $45K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $287K | $330K | $282K | — | $47K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $315K | $319K | $231K | — | $40K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $310K | $147K | $123K | — | $25K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $251K | $117K | $103K | — | $17K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 6 qualified donees:
- The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc$12K
- Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$9,000
- Lutheran Church Extension Fund - Canada$8,500
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$8,500
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$4,000
- River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia$3,250
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$135K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michel Poliquin (director of finance); Les Kleinsmith (director at large); Colton LaMay (pastor); Janice Maxfield (director at large); Fred Brown (director at large); Jane Anne Rose (secretary); Jennifer Behm (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Redeemer Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119112787RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.