ST Mark's Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Chesley, Ontario · BN 119187243RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($101,807) as filed with the CRA.
ST Mark's Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Chesley, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $93K in revenue and $102K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,000.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
It reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $8,083 to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
We provide Pastoral care. We hold weekly worship services. We provide Sunday School programming for children. We provide adult education programs in a worship community. We provide support to people in need and other organizations that support people in need in our community through our Shepherd Program Memorial donations and Fellowship & Hospitality Committee. We provide food clothing and personal care products to local families in need and financially support Food Programs at local schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $93K | $102K | $83K | — | $15K | $510K |
| 2023 | $95K | $94K | $77K | — | $12K | $519K |
| 2022 | $95K | $103K | $100K | — | — | $400K |
| 2021 | $87K | $87K | $77K | — | $8,095 | $400K |
| 2020 | $85K | $83K | $83K | — | — | $400K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 15 qualified donees:
- Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada$8,083
- Chesley Hospital Foundation$1,100
- Saugeen Hospice Incorporated$1,000
- Chesley Community Church$1,000
- United Way of Grey Bruce - Backpack Program$500
- Chesley District Ministerial Association$500
- Residential Hospice of Grey-Bruce Inc.$500
- Walkerton Community School$500
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$160
- Grace United Church$100
- Hanover & District Hospital$50
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario$50
- Alzheimer Foundation Southwest Partners$25
- Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada Inc.$25
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$0
Received $2,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dianne King (chairman of council); Grant Rhody (vice chair of council); Naomi Rhody (secretary of council); Douglas Fischer (council member); Michael Klages (council member); Carole Woods (council member); Gwen Ebenau (council member); Anne Klages (council member); Steve McGilveary (council member); Edward Wagner (pastor); Lori Klages (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Mark's Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119187243RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.