ST. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 108042151RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($237,691) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Stephen's Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $258K in revenue and $238K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% 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 $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $18K in 2024, the largest being $17K to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. We conduct weekly worship services 2. We conduct services on special occasions (Christmas Lent Easter etc.) 3. We provide Christian education programs for men women children and youth 4. We provide pastoral care for all ages 5. We provide monies and food hampers to needy family and individuals 6. We support seniors special needs and visits. 7. We send funds to the Eastern Synod of the ELCIC for national and international programs 8. We help financially support missionaries
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $258K | $238K | $211K | — | $18K | $5.3M |
| 2023 | $254K | $286K | $254K | — | $23K | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $256K | $246K | $209K | — | $28K | $5.2M |
| 2021 | $254K | $249K | $218K | — | $21K | $5.2M |
| 2020 | $292K | $240K | $207K | — | $23K | $5.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $18K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $18K from 3 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$127K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Mittleholtz (chair); Joe Seidl (director); Paula Sears (director); Brian Burchatzki (treasurer); Jan Hansen (director); Linda Weinstein (secretary); Alex Keuper (director); Audrey Reynolds (director); Dirkje Penny (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Stephen's Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108042151RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.