ST Paul's Lutheran Church of Nanaimo B.C.
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 128379666RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($183,750) as filed with the CRA.
ST Paul's Lutheran Church of Nanaimo B.C. is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $199K in revenue and $184K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $127.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $30K in 2023, the largest being $16K to Nadiya Fund. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Conduct services every sunday as well as special services for easter christmas lent funerals and weddings. 2. Offer bible school classes at the church and on zoom. 3. Conduct outreach programs such as vacation bible school sunday school food bank and disaster relief. 4. Outreach in the community - clay tree service weekly monthly services at kiwanis lodge and malaspina lodge.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $199K | $184K | $149K | — | $19K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $351K | $204K | $165K | — | $30K | $2M |
| 2022 | $162K | $156K | $136K | — | $13K | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $158K | $159K | $109K | — | $14K | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $178K | $162K | $101K | — | $27K | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $30K to 6 qualified donees:
- Nadiya Fund$16K
- LCC Synod Missions$7,860
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$3,500
- Ferguson Fund Expense$2,190
- Benevolance Fund Expenditure$1,020
- Lutheran Women's Missionary League$27
Received $127 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$105K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ed Jerke (head elder); Ben Durkan (property director); Kirby Rietze (chairman); Paulette Langdon (secretary); Don Zimmer (treasurer); David Dransield (vice chairman).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Paul's Lutheran Church of Nanaimo B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128379666RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.