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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

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Cents to cause T1

74¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

12%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

3.1 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$128K

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

Common questions

How do I donate to St James Evangelical Lutheran Church?

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Is St James Evangelical Lutheran Church a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119177640RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.

Where is St James Evangelical Lutheran Church located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 70, 1407 KING STREET NORTH, ST-JACOBS, ON, N0B 2N0. Source.

What does St James Evangelical Lutheran Church do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.

How much of St James Evangelical Lutheran Church's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 74¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is St James Evangelical Lutheran Church?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $128K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.

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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

74¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 74¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).

this charity 74¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

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

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 ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

3.1 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

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

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 ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    63%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    37%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

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

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

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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