Trinity Lutheran Church of Golden
Charitable organization · Golden, British Columbia · BN 119270395RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($100,368) as filed with the CRA.
Trinity Lutheran Church of Golden is a charitable organization based in Golden, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $100K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,700 in 2024, the largest being $1,300 to Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Preaching & teaching the word of god to all ages members & non-members of the church in golden & surrounding area. Conduct wedding baptisms & funnerals. Provide meals to persons in need in the golden area & people passing through golden. We have a bread food & clothing ministry that operates 2 days per week. Assist missions in canada & other parts of the world.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $100K | $100K | — | $1,700 | $718K |
| 2023 | $125K | $86K | $86K | — | $11K | $716K |
| 2022 | $89K | $74K | $73K | — | $8,016 | $605K |
| 2021 | $59K | $26K | $22K | — | $1,128 | $590K |
| 2020 | $48K | $25K | $25K | — | — | $501K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,700 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$31K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dave Clapperton (executive director); Dale Leslie (director of elders); Richelle Ferro (director of christian educatio); Berneice Uhrich (director of stewardship); Inge Clapperton (director of evangelism); Brent Court (director of church properties); Sharon Leslie (treasurer); Richelle Ferro (financial secretary); Inge Clapperton (recording secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trinity Lutheran Church of Golden’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119270395RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.