The Sanctuary Lutheran Church of Canada
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 118918333RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($923,461) as filed with the CRA.
The Sanctuary Lutheran Church of Canada is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $442K in revenue and $923K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,404.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $748K in 2020 to $442K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The sanctuary lutheran church holds one weekly worship services presented in person and streamed live. The church also provides bible study pastoral care & counselling outreach programs for children youth adults families and the elderly. Bi-weekly kids club for children and youth and monthly family programs global missions outreach program in support of overseas charitable projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $442K | $923K | — | — | — | $15.5M |
| 2023 | $10M | $809K | — | — | — | $15.9M |
| 2022 | $934K | $803K | $803K | — | — | $6.7M |
| 2021 | $962K | $797K | $793K | — | $4,470 | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $748K | $831K | — | — | $7,621 | $6.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,404 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$485K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tim Kramer (director); Keith Reisdorf (pastor); Jess Kovach (exec director); Angela Norman (director); Jeff Parker (director); Ken Chneider (director); Eric Nickel (treasurer); Jana Abetkoff (director); Christine Kropp (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sanctuary Lutheran Church of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118918333RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.