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LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF GOD

Charitable organizationChristianity·8652 SODOM ROAD · NIAGARA FALLS, ON · L2G 7B1·BN 865491633RR0001·website ↗

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

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Cents to cause T1

72¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

28%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.1 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$454K

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 Lighthouse Church of God?

You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.

Is Lighthouse Church of God a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 865491633RR0001. 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 Lighthouse Church of God located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 8652 SODOM ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, ON, L2G 7B1. Source.

What does Lighthouse Church of God do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Weekly worship services are held. Ministries for men women youth & children are held weekly. Prayer services are held daily. We reach out to the people in our community. We minister to the needs of our people and the community. Councelling is provided. Courses are offered for New Believers Membership & Baptism…" Full program description.

How much of Lighthouse Church of God's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Lighthouse Church of God?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $454K (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

Weekly worship services are held. Ministries for men women youth & children are held weekly. Prayer services are held daily. We reach out to the people in our community. We minister to the needs of our people and the community. Councelling is provided. Courses are offered for New Believers Membership & Baptism. Video sermons are available for each service through the church website and church YouTube channel. Revive Niagara started in 2022 and reaches out to the people in the Niagara Region to lift Jesus higher. Along with this a branch was formed called Worship in the Wild which is a day … Show more

Weekly worship services are held. Ministries for men women youth & children are held weekly. Prayer services are held daily. We reach out to the people in our community. We minister to the needs of our people and the community. Councelling is provided. Courses are offered for New Believers Membership & Baptism. Video sermons are available for each service through the church website and church YouTube channel. Revive Niagara started in 2022 and reaches out to the people in the Niagara Region to lift Jesus higher. Along with this a branch was formed called Worship in the Wild which is a day of worship & celebration and was held at Safari Niagara in 2024.

New programs

Another branch of Revive Niagara was introduced called Women Walking Worth: Connect where women gather together to lift up and encourage one another.

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)

72¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ 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 72¢ · 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)

28%

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)

0.1 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)

$454K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

90%

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

    90%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    10%

    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

13 directors reported · 4 of 13at arm's length

  • Spadzinski, David RLead Pastornot at arm's length
  • Sloss, Joel DAssociate Pastornot at arm's length
  • Dakin, Donald HTrusteenot at arm's length
  • Spadzinski, Ernest FTrusteenot at arm's length
  • Esmas, Cesar ATrusteearm's length
  • Cole, Clarence AAdministratorarm's length
  • Senese, Donna JCouncil Membernot at arm's length
  • Dakin, Nathaniel ECouncil Membernot at arm's length
  • Benner, Tyler ACouncil Membernot at arm's length
  • Esmas, Cesar ACouncil Memberarm's length
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  • Spadzinski, Andrew PCouncil Membernot at arm's length
  • Latchman, RajendraCouncil Memberarm's length
  • Dakin, Hannah VCouncil Membernot at arm'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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