Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Ponoka Alberta
Charitable organization · Ponoka, Alberta · BN 108140427RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($196,903) as filed with the CRA.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Ponoka Alberta is a charitable organization based in Ponoka, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $213K in revenue and $197K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,737.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $32K in 2024, the largest being $10K to The North-American Lutheran Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Ongoing programs include sunday church services sunday school bible studies family & friends outreach programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $213K | $197K | $165K | — | $32K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $179K | $201K | $166K | — | $35K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $171K | $201K | $177K | — | $24K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $142K | $159K | $140K | — | $19K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $150K | $122K | $101K | — | $21K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $32K to 13 qualified donees:
- The North-American Lutheran Church$10K
- Association of Central Alberta Youth for Christ$4,491
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$4,341
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$3,141
- World Mission Prayer League/canada$3,141
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$2,741
- Mulhurst Lutheran Church Camp Association$1,050
- Ponoka Food Bank Association$800
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$590
- Central Alberta Pregnancy CARE Centre Society$530
- The Wilderness Ranch of Claresholm$500
- Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute$30
- Shalom Counselling Centre of Alberta$20
Received $1,737 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,737
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$100K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Grant Jorgenson (chairperson); Karen David (director); Trevor Buss (director); Lorne Friggstad (director); Brandi Dyck (director); Shirley Paul (director); Patricia Hettler (director); Steven Koleyak (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Ponoka Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108140427RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.