Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Clifford, Ontario · BN 108140930RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($246,988) as filed with the CRA.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Clifford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $262K in revenue and $247K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,904.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $13K in 2024, the largest being $11K to Eastern Synod of the Elcic. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $151K in 2020 to $262K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services that are uploaded to utube. We provide sunday school to children and discussion groups to adults. Pastoral counselling is available.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262K | $247K | $164K | $21K | $13K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $189K | $185K | $117K | $22K | $13K | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $160K | $165K | $110K | — | $18K | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $205K | $208K | — | — | $19K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $151K | $147K | $90K | — | $15K | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $13K to 7 qualified donees:
- Eastern Synod of the Elcic$11K
- Children Believe Fund$528
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$490
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$300
- Grey Bruce Spiritual Care Council$250
- ST. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Kitchener$250
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$200
Received $2,904 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$96K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Machina (co chair); Louise Schenk (recording secretary); Sandra Scott (secretary); Rheo Machina (treasurer); Ken Glasser (usher); Murray Grein (usher); Kevin McLeod (pastor); Ron Pfeffer (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108140930RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.