Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Sprague, Manitoba · BN 889247607RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,986) as filed with the CRA.
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Sprague, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $8,864 in revenue and $11K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% 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 11% of peers.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $1,613 in 2024, the largest being $610 to Roseau River Bible Camp. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4,152 in 2020 to $8,864 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Church services 2nd 4th & 5th sunday of each month january to may. Quilting by ladies at local seniors center. Fund raising in may & at piney christmas bazzar.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,864 | $11K | — | — | $1,614 | $62K |
| 2023 | $12K | $11K | — | — | $1,785 | $62K |
| 2022 | $9,650 | $14K | — | — | $1,630 | $53K |
| 2021 | $26K | $5,568 | — | — | $1,602 | $50K |
| 2020 | $4,152 | $5,503 | $4,221 | — | $202 | $50K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,613 to 5 qualified donees:
- Roseau River Bible Camp$610
- Piney International Christian Church Food Bank$600
- Canadian Bible Society$200
- Siloam Mission Inc.$103
- Sprague Community Fellowship Inc.$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2,500
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ben Friesen; Jennifer Edbom (secretary); Sharron Friesen (treasurer); Donna Bartinski (director); Lena Lee (director); Sian Barrow (director); Lynn Turgeon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889247607RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.