The Hastings Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association
Charitable organization · Sherwood Park, Alberta · BN 119237188RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($590,135) as filed with the CRA.
The Hastings Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association is a charitable organization based in Sherwood Park, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $496K in revenue and $590K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 7% from government. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $276K in 2020 to $496K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Family and Children Summer Camps Retreats Facility Rentals Day Camps at Local Churches
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $496K | $590K | $430K | $5,734 | $0 | $4.4M |
| 2023 | $487K | $581K | $410K | $6,401 | $0 | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $617K | $591K | $444K | $14K | $0 | $839K |
| 2021 | $402K | $380K | $267K | $7,023 | $0 | $713K |
| 2020 | $276K | $275K | $173K | $8,024 | — | $320K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 14 charities:
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$8,000
- Alberta Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$3,200
- Zion Lutheran Church$1,500
- ST. Albert Evangelical Lutheran Church$1,000
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Church$600
- Resurrection Lutheran Brethren of Camrose Alberta$600
- Hope Lutheran Church$500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$492
- Battle River Community Foundation$350
- Canadahelps Canadon$278
- Our Savior Lutheran Church$200
- Trondhjem Lutheran Church$200
- Amisk-Park Lutheran Church$150
- Bardo Lutheran Church of Tofield$100
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$248K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Carlson (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Hastings Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119237188RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.