Trinity Lutheran Church - Richmond
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 108140914RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,457,097) as filed with the CRA.
Trinity Lutheran Church - Richmond is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $31K in 2024, the largest being $29K to Lutheran Church-Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $883K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Worship Services; Bible Classes; Sunday School; Choirs; Children & Family Outreach activities including Parents & Toddlers Drop-In: Childcare Centre with Biblically-based preschool curriculum; Resurrection Egg Hunt; Trunk or Treat Vacation Bible School Community Outreach Events etc.; Pastoral Care; Visitations to members who are seniors shut-ins or hospitalized; as well as social functions related to the above. The primary focus of all programs it to preach the gospel and share the Word of God while meeting and serving the needs of people in the surrounding community with Christian love.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $951K | $0 | $31K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $912K | $0 | $29K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $1M | $955K | $814K | — | $29K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $918K | $920K | $778K | $0 | $26K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $883K | $785K | $613K | — | $51K | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $31K to 6 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$29K
- Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$1,000
- Concordia Lutheran Seminary$600
- Lutheran Women's Missionary League - Canada Inc.$343
- Covenant House Vancouver$100
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$40
Received $29K from 4 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$685K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allen Schellenberg (president / director); Ewald Wuschke (treasurer / director); Stephen Gettle (director); Bev Sampert (director); Grace Wuschke (director); Fan Huang (director); Braydan Pastucha (vice-president / director); Ted Wang (director); Emily Lin (director); Amy Hsiu Lan Tien (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trinity Lutheran Church - Richmond’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108140914RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.