Redeemer Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 130331168RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($450,923) as filed with the CRA.
Redeemer 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 $492K in revenue and $451K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $40K in 2024, the largest being $40K to ST. John's Lutheran Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $317K in 2020 to $492K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Article 2 of our constitution and by-laws reads: the purpose of this congregation shall be to serve its members and to spead the kingdom of god by preaching the word of god administration of the sacraments and by religious instruction of youth and adults according to the confessional standard of the lutheran church and to foster christian fellowship and charity. Weekly worship services sunday school bible classes and annual vacation bible school. We also donate funds to our ontario district for its work program. We have supported a missionary in nicaragua for about 20 years and for t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $492K | $451K | $411K | — | $40K | $100K |
| 2023 | $430K | $443K | $363K | — | $80K | $84K |
| 2022 | $409K | $476K | $418K | — | $58K | $173K |
| 2021 | $372K | $329K | $282K | — | $47K | $140K |
| 2020 | $317K | $430K | $386K | — | $44K | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $40K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $45K from 12 charities:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$15K
- Coram Deo Foundation$11K
- King of Kings Lutheran Church (spruce View District)$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$4,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,717
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church$2,500
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church$2,180
- Lutheran Church - Canada Financial Ministries$1,340
- ST. Paul's Lutheran Church$162
- Canadahelps Canadon$57
- Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church$10
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
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$163K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joel Kuhl (pastor); Mark Gallas (asst executive director); Ray Taylor (treasurer); Robin Ellard (financial secretary); Andrew Jackson (chair - elders); Darryll Holland (executive director).
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 130331168RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.