ST MARK`S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Charitable organizationChristianity·263 VICTORIA ST · KINGSTON, ON · K7L 3Y9·BN 130018187RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Hold weekly worship services online and in-person; assist in planning and delivering ecumenical worship services; provide pastoral care and counseling; conduct adult spirituality grouped; conduct youth ministry (Spirit Queery a group for college students with intentional affirmation of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons) and participate in another church's youth ministry (Canterbury Club); conduct children's ministry (Sunday School Confirmation Class) online and in-person; donate funding and time to local social ministry programs such as Our Livable Solutions; support local charities such as the Food Bank a… Show more
Hold weekly worship services online and in-person; assist in planning and delivering ecumenical worship services; provide pastoral care and counseling; conduct adult spirituality grouped; conduct youth ministry (Spirit Queery a group for college students with intentional affirmation of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons) and participate in another church's youth ministry (Canterbury Club); conduct children's ministry (Sunday School Confirmation Class) online and in-person; donate funding and time to local social ministry programs such as Our Livable Solutions; support local charities such as the Food Bank and Martha's Table; support denominational charity Canadian Lutheran World Relief; provide funding for our Eastern Synod for its ministries; support social programs within the church such as book club; offer subsidized space for local social programs such as AA; support refugee families to settle in Canada by supporting KEYS (local agency responsible for settling government-sponsored refugees; seek to be a good neighbour in our community for example by speaking at and attending a rally in support of the unhoused.
New programs
Designed advertised and hosted 'Trail Mix' a monthly workshop and lunch focused on emotional and spiritual health and incorporating music and movement. Intended for the larger community. Donated the pastor's work while compensating church musician and office administrator as contract employees out of grant funding for this project.
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)11%
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)2.2 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)$295K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)50%
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 | $149K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $154K | 74¢ | 6% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $169K | 88¢ | 12% | 2.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $179K | 85¢ | 15% | 2.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $196K | 77¢ | 19% | 3.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $295K | 74¢ | 11% | 2.2 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Hageman, Adriana P.Treasurerarm's length
- Agarand, Elaine M.Secretary of Councilarm's length
- Burkitt, MelissaChair of Councilarm's length
- Costen, WandaMember of Councilarm's length
- Gies, SusanVice Chair of Councilarm's length
- Jacobson, JillMember of Councilarm's length
- Miller, JamesMember of Councilarm'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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