ST Luke's United Church
Charitable organization · Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia · BN 889115747RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($321,803) as filed with the CRA.
ST Luke's United Church is a charitable organization based in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $356K in revenue and $322K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $21K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The United Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $221K in 2020 to $356K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Provide weekly in-person and on-line worship services to all ages gender and ethnicities. Provide pastoral care to members of our church family and community. Donate to other registered charities in the community (food bank Brunswick St Mission Halifax Regional center for Education Canadian Mental Health Association-Nova Scotia Division Sponsor a Foster Child Provide private space for local addictions groups to meet and council others A monthly activity for our Freedom Renewal Center has returned. This involves volunteers from our congregation and the local Anglican Women's group. T…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $356K | $322K | $276K | $11K | $21K | $870K |
| 2023 | $361K | $356K | $316K | $14K | $13K | $789K |
| 2022 | $311K | $312K | $278K | $2,699 | $17K | $776K |
| 2021 | $280K | $273K | $243K | $2,965 | $13K | $756K |
| 2020 | $221K | $224K | $205K | $6,767 | $1,059 | $665K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $21K to 9 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$12K
- ST Margaret's Bay Food Bank$3,410
- Halifax Regional Centre for Education$1,360
- The United Church of Canada$1,025
- The United Church of Canada$945
- Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division$550
- Brunswick Street Mission$550
- Plan International Canada Inc.$504
- Western Nova Scotia Camp Council - United Church of Canada$500
Received $58K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Cooke (chair of property & finance); Edna Cooke (treasurer); Charlie O'Handley (chair of council); James Macdonald (property chair); Marilyn Macdonald (chair outreach ministry); Kris Stover (envelope secretary); Mary Jane Laing (lead faith formation); Ian Reid (rep regional council 15); Joan MacIsaac (chair ministry & personnel); Jeff Parks (chair of trustees); Richard Gunn (minister); Denise Beaulieu (trustee); Elaine Forhan (owner/contact of business).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Luke's United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889115747RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.