ST Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Chester Basin, Nova Scotia · BN 890590995RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,632) as filed with the CRA.
ST Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5,686 in revenue and $7,632 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $139.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $200 in 2024, the largest being $200 to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Hold regular scheduled worship services conducts funerals baptisms + marriages. Provide visitation and administration of holy communion to shut-ins and persons confined to hospitals and nursing homes. Gift funds to our denomination headquarters which is a registered charity to support the work of ministry.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,686 | $7,632 | $7,413 | — | $200 | $131K |
| 2023 | $7,427 | $5,718 | $5,500 | — | $200 | $114K |
| 2022 | $7,856 | $9,176 | $8,959 | — | $200 | $96K |
| 2021 | $7,012 | $2,446 | $2,232 | — | $200 | $85K |
| 2020 | $6,035 | $3,129 | $2,818 | — | $300 | $79K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $139 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$3,080
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Virginia Cookman (pastor); Mary Ann Stevens (secretary/treasurer); Bertram Barkhouse (chairperson/ council member); Merna Joudrey (council member); Christopher Bruhm (council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890590995RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.