Planned Giving Gift Summary - Lutheran Church-Canada

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� Donor Base numbers of unique donors by district are shown in Table 2
Table 2: Annual CLS Donors by LCC District
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
ABC 542 601 678 602 1035 790 743 744 664
Central 424 512 648 671 827 744 656 600 590
East 37 33 30 27 46 44 39 40 24
Other 50 54 47 46 103 72 60 33 46
� Income: From what sources does the seminary receive its finding? As shown in Figure 2, nearly two-thirds
of the funding for the Edmonton Seminary comes either from the Synod or from individual donations.
Figure 2: Average Income Sources by Source CLS
Endowment
8%
LCC Grant
27%
Bequests
7%
Other
4%
Student Fees
11%
Donations
43%
� Expenses: Where does the money go? To no one’s surprise the bulk of the seminary’s expenses are
directed toward the costs of staffing. The results shown in Figure 3 (from the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008)
reflect the historic averages.
Figure 3: Average Expenses by Area CLS
Library
3%
Other
15%
Salary/Housing
58%
Institutional
11%
Benefits
13%
� Operating Results: Figure 4 depicts the revenue and expenses of CLS for the past five fiscal years. It is
important to note while operations in 4 of the past 5 years have resulted in deficits, reserves from previous
years’ operations have offset these deficits.
NOTE: for the purposes of this report only the General Fund income and expenses are noted. Donations to and
transfers from Restricted funds are not shown. All amounts represent thousands of dollars.