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LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·1121 COLLEGE DR · SASKATOON, SK · S7N 0W3·BN 119026292RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY EDUCATES PASTORS STUDENTS AND LAY LEADERS OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CANADA. THIS EDUCATION LEADS TO THE FOLLOWING DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES: DOCTOR OF MINISTRY FOR THOSE ALREADY ORDAINED FOR MINISTRY; MASTER OF DIVINITY EQUIPS PERSONS TO BE ORDAINED FOR MINISTRY; MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES FOR STUDY OF PASTORAL MINISTRY WITHOUT LEADING TO ORDINATION; MASTER OF THEOLOGY FOR GRADUATE STUDY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE THEOLOGY CHURCH HISTORY CHURCH WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS; DIACONAL MINISTRY CERTIFICATE PREPARES DEACONS; CERTIFICATE IN LUTHERAN LEADERSHIP I Show more

LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY EDUCATES PASTORS STUDENTS AND LAY LEADERS OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CANADA. THIS EDUCATION LEADS TO THE FOLLOWING DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES: DOCTOR OF MINISTRY FOR THOSE ALREADY ORDAINED FOR MINISTRY; MASTER OF DIVINITY EQUIPS PERSONS TO BE ORDAINED FOR MINISTRY; MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES FOR STUDY OF PASTORAL MINISTRY WITHOUT LEADING TO ORDINATION; MASTER OF THEOLOGY FOR GRADUATE STUDY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE THEOLOGY CHURCH HISTORY CHURCH WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS; DIACONAL MINISTRY CERTIFICATE PREPARES DEACONS; CERTIFICATE IN LUTHERAN LEADERSHIP IS TO EQUIP LEADERS IN THE CHURCH.

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)

63¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ 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)

37%

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)

12.7 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)

$1.7M

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

28%

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)

13%

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
2019-06-30$2.1M33¢28%14.1 yr
2020-06-30$2.0M92¢8%5.1 yr
2021-06-30$3.4M84¢16%4.6 yr
2022-06-30$613K64¢36%10.4 yr
2023-06-30$2.2M79¢28%8.4 yr
2024-06-30$1.7M63¢37%12.7 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

12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length

  • HAUGEN, SIDNEY JBISHOP SK SYNODarm's length
  • KOCHENDORFER, LARRYBISHOP AB SYNODarm's length
  • MILLER, STEWARTCLERGY SK SYNODarm's length
  • POULIN, LESLIECLERGY MB SYNODarm's length
  • VETTER, MARYLAY SK SYNODarm's length
  • WAHL, BEVERLYSECRETARYarm's length
  • WOLD, KRISTIANCLERGY AB SYNODarm's length
  • WRAY, LAUREENCHAIRPERSONarm's length
  • ZINKO, JASONBISHOP MB SYNODarm's length
  • MARTIN, KATHYBISHOP BC SYNODarm's length
  • PALMER, SUELAY BC SYNODarm's length
  • HUNTER, DAVIDCLERGY BC SYNODarm'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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