ST. George's Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119175354RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($222,921) as filed with the CRA.
ST. George's Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $194K in revenue and $223K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. 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 $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $127K in 2020 to $194K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Celebrate regular Sunday and special worship services in German and English. Conduct regular group meetings faith education and senior's meetings. Collect food for food bank. Conduct baptisms weddings and funerals. Provide pastoral care and visitations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $194K | $223K | $217K | $0 | $1,000 | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $236K | $177K | $172K | $0 | $1,140 | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $225K | $241K | $232K | $0 | $1,000 | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $119K | $121K | — | — | $1,500 | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $127K | $121K | $116K | — | $1,500 | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $53K from 3 charities:
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$94K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chris Duffield (president); Andrea Read (vice president); Erna Brusch (treasurer); Jacqueline Meyers (social media rep); Lisa Hoberg (secretary); Karen Spolsky (assistant treasurer); Karin Schemeit (at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. George's Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119175354RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.