Sylvan Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association
Charitable organization · Lacombe County, Alberta · BN 108058082RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($912,877) as filed with the CRA.
Sylvan Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association is a charitable organization based in Lacombe County, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $913K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $168K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $556K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Sylvan lake lutheran bible camp association exists to serve it’s members and the public by providing recreational space for christian communities to meet and grow together. This is done by a rental facility fee for groups & families to use for their own programs as well as through camp run programs. The association provides many weekend retreats as well as week long camp programming. Campers are of all ages and come from many different backgrounds families children youth and adults are all served by the association .
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $913K | $717K | $73K | — | $194K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $818K | $693K | $45K | — | $225K |
| 2022 | $748K | $773K | $606K | $63K | — | $184K |
| 2021 | $922K | $615K | $473K | $53K | — | $206K |
| 2020 | $556K | $508K | $367K | $60K | — | $144K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $168K from 18 charities:
- Charitus$123K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- The Calgary Foundation$12K
- King of Kings Lutheran Church (spruce View District)$5,025
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,500
- Peace Lutheran Church$2,400
- Hope Lutheran Church$2,390
- Grace Lutheran Church$1,600
- United Way of Calgary and Area$1,000
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Church$600
- The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of Red Deer$511
- Our Savior's Community Lutheran Church$500
- ST. Paul's Lutheran Church of Olds$327
- Lutheran Church of the Master Airdrie$300
- Alberta Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$300
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$154
- Prince of Faith Lutheran Church$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$375K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matt Gillard (risk management committee); Gabrielle Laughland (vision committee); Michael Gillingham (secretary); Ben Ledene (treasurer); Kurt Hanson (vision committee); Phil Penrod (chair); Leah Wetter (vice chair); Doug Heine (risk management committee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sylvan Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108058082RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.