ST James Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Chatsworth, Ontario · BN 132185109RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,003) as filed with the CRA.
ST James Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Chatsworth, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $49K in revenue and $37K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% 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 78% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $3,080 in 2024, the largest being $2,915 to Eastern Synod E.l.c.i.c.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sunday services support local foodbank support benevolence giving through synod e.l.c.I.c.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $49K | $37K | $34K | — | $3,080 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $58K | $50K | $47K | — | $3,295 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $50K | $1,138 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $56K | $1,298 | — | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $63K | $1,726 | — | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,080 to 2 qualified donees:
- Eastern Synod E.l.c.i.c.$2,915
- Chatsworth Community Outreach$165
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$9,532
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorie Duff (chair person); Margaret Eriksen (secretary); Carolyn Routenberg (council member); Colleen Budd (council member); Jody-Lynn Routenburg-Evans (council member); Dian Toomer (council member); Chris Evans (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST James Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132185109RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.