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HOLY SPIRIT LUTHERAN CHURCH

Charitable organizationChristianity·11223 51 AVE NW · EDMONTON, AB · T6H 0L5·BN 118960897RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

We hold worship services weekly. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly or monthly. We provide pastoral care. We operate a food bank. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We have awareness-raising activities for issues like poverty and environment. We have a community garden that serves the community We have become a Edmonton Food Bank Depot. We raise awareness and welcome for LGBTQ and other marginalized communities that have struggled to be accepted in Christian churches. We support the LGBTQ2SIA+ community by participat Show more

We hold worship services weekly. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly or monthly. We provide pastoral care. We operate a food bank. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities. We have awareness-raising activities for issues like poverty and environment. We have a community garden that serves the community We have become a Edmonton Food Bank Depot. We raise awareness and welcome for LGBTQ and other marginalized communities that have struggled to be accepted in Christian churches. We support the LGBTQ2SIA+ community by participating in Pride activities We raise awareness for environmental stewardship and are a green powered facility. We provide low or no cost facility for community groups and not for profits who provide social support within the community. We are renting space to a local daycare. We live-stream worship services and upload to our YouTube channel for those to watch on-line.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

79¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

21%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.1 yr

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$499K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

82%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$436K
2020-12-31$402K83¢17%0.2 yr
2021-12-31$373K80¢20%0.3 yr
2022-12-31$383K82¢18%0.1 yr
2023-12-31$525K78¢22%-0.2 yr
2024-12-31$499K79¢21%0.1 yr
trend

From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

14 directors reported · 13 of 14at arm's length

  • Aaron, Janet MCouncil Memberarm's length
  • Chell, Michael JCouncil Presidentarm's length
  • Cooper, AmyTreasurerarm's length
  • Schmermund, Patricia RPastorarm's length
  • Zeiner, Lori AOffice Administratorarm's length
  • Thomsen, Paul MCouncil Memberarm's length
  • Pederson, Arvid HSecretaryarm's length
  • Kelleher, Belynda NCouncil Memberarm's length
  • Hjartarson, Paul ICouncil Memberarm's length
  • Cooper, ReisCouncil Presidentarm's length
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  • Dorow, SaraCouncil Vice Presidentarm's length
  • Elford, KathrynCouncil Member
  • Oko, KarenCouncil Presidentarm's length
  • Unsworth, CarolaCouncil Memberarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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