ST JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Charitable organizationChristianity·PO BOX 70 · 1407 KING STREET NORTH · ST-JACOBS, ON · N0B 2N0·BN 119177640RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We have entered into a joint ministry arrangement with 2 other Lutheran congregations in the area - St. Matthews Conestogo and St. James Elmira. Together we offer weekly in-person worship services to our members and the wider community. For those who remain uncomfortable with in-person activities we provide audio recordings of worship services as well as printed material that allows members to follow the service at home. These services were provided through a full-time pastor and a pastoral assistant contracted to provide additional support to the pastor. We have also continued our fo… Show more
We have entered into a joint ministry arrangement with 2 other Lutheran congregations in the area - St. Matthews Conestogo and St. James Elmira. Together we offer weekly in-person worship services to our members and the wider community. For those who remain uncomfortable with in-person activities we provide audio recordings of worship services as well as printed material that allows members to follow the service at home. These services were provided through a full-time pastor and a pastoral assistant contracted to provide additional support to the pastor. We have also continued our focus on providing pastoral care and counselling to members and friends as needed. We continue to publish a quarterly newsletter and provide regular electronic communication to stay in touch with members and friends of the congregation. We have resumed several social activities that were important to members prior to the pandemic - namely fellowship opportunities following worship services and constructing quilts and comforters for those in need. We operate a cemetery. The congregation continued to support the work of Canadian Lutheran World Relief the wider Lutheran Church and food banks in our community.
New programs
We are making our space available to community organizations to expand our community partnerships
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)74¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 74¢ 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)12%
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)3.1 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)$128K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)63%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $154K | 56¢ | 14% | 1.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $192K | 75¢ | 18% | 2.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $149K | 73¢ | 25% | 3.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $143K | 72¢ | 28% | 5.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $121K | 74¢ | 26% | 5.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $128K | 74¢ | 12% | 3.1 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)
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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 6 of 7at arm's length
- HEARD, SUSAN JTREASURERarm's length
- RUPPEL, ROSSMEMBERarm's length
- SCHMIDT, SHEILACHAIRarm's length
- SCHEFFELMEIER, GARYMEMBERarm's length
- DUENCH-MILLER, PAULINEVICE CHAIRarm's length
- SCHEFFELMEIER, JENNAMEMBERnot at arm's length
- ROBERTS, SALLY JSECRETARYarm'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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