ST Matthews (kitchener) Lutheran Church Foundation Inc
Public foundation · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 888358447RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($31,960) as filed with the CRA.
ST Matthews (kitchener) Lutheran Church Foundation Inc is a public foundation based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $29K in revenue and $32K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $32K in 2024, the largest being $32K to ST. Matthews (kitchener) Lutheran Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To hold invest and distribute earnings as approved by the majority of foundation members in accordance with relevant requirements of the income tax act. All earned investment income received in 2024 taxation year less expenses was distributed to st. Matthews (kitchener) lutheran church as shown in the financial statements.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29K | $32K | — | — | $32K | $802K |
| 2023 | $23K | $19K | — | — | $19K | $805K |
| 2022 | $31K | $29K | — | — | $28K | $801K |
| 2021 | $18K | $18K | — | — | $18K | $799K |
| 2020 | $21K | $19K | — | — | $19K | $799K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $32K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $55 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dennis Golem (secretary chair); Sylvia McLeod (secretary); James Sattler (treasurer); Peter Winkler; Lana Moses; Linda McLellan; Ron Roeder.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Matthews (kitchener) Lutheran Church Foundation Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888358447RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.