The North-American Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · ST. Albert, Alberta · BN 811386978RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($400,340) as filed with the CRA.
The North-American Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in ST. Albert, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $385K in revenue and $400K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 54% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $35K in 2024, the largest being $12K to M2M 'moved to Missions' Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $93K in 2020 to $385K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $385K | $400K | $360K | — | $35K | $254K |
| 2023 | $216K | $230K | $1,158 | — | $34K | $265K |
| 2022 | $227K | $197K | $168K | — | $18K | $276K |
| 2021 | $335K | $176K | $176K | — | — | $246K |
| 2020 | $93K | $151K | $145K | — | $6,500 | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $35K to 7 qualified donees:
- M2M 'moved to Missions' Society$12K
- Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,000
- Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute$5,000
- Malawi Orphan Care Project$4,000
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$2,000
- Kuwala Christian Girls School Inc.$2,000
Received $69K from 13 charities:
- ST. Albert Evangelical Lutheran Church$16K
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Ponoka Alberta$10K
- Shepherd King Lutheran Church (calgary)$8,500
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church of Outlook$6,000
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Dalum$6,000
- Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church$5,000
- Valhalla Evangelical Lutheran Church$4,525
- ST John's Lutheran Church$4,000
- Peace Lutheran Church$3,000
- Lord of All Lutheran Church$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,850
- Living Faith Lutheran Church$1,500
- Bardo Lutheran Church of Tofield$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$219K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Braeuer (chair); Timothy Lundeen (vice chair); Rolf Bjornstad (secretary); Mona Koberstein (treasurer ex officio); Stephen Mumert (director); Ryan Schwarz (director); Ryan Schwarz (director); Dan Selbo (ex officio-bishop); Amy Little (director); Julie Eskeland (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The North-American Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 811386978RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.