ST Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Conestogo, Ontario · BN 132099110RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($254,748) as filed with the CRA.
ST Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Conestogo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $303K in revenue and $255K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 51% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% 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 2 qualified donees totalling $11K in 2024, the largest being $11K to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $153K in 2020 to $303K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sunday morning worship services adult education various mission and community projects nifty knitters
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $303K | $255K | $225K | $67 | $11K | $237K |
| 2023 | $171K | $181K | $150K | — | $16K | $189K |
| 2022 | $154K | $156K | $131K | $287 | $11K | $199K |
| 2021 | $180K | $128K | $113K | — | $11K | $202K |
| 2020 | $153K | $141K | $119K | $149 | $14K | $151K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $11K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $15K from 2 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$126K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joanna Miller (pastor); Krista Albrecht (secretary); Terrance Rohr (chair); Elizabeth Grinberg (director); Steven Hall (director); Charmaine Snyder (director); Michele Esch (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132099110RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.