LOWER MAINLAND BENGALI CULTURAL SOCIETY OF B.C.
Charitable organizationArts·49 - 16016 82 AVE · SURREY, BC · V4N 0N7·BN 119025161RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
92¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$107K
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 Lower Mainland Bengali Cultural Society of B.C.?
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Is Lower Mainland Bengali Cultural Society of B.C. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119025161RR0001. 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 Lower Mainland Bengali Cultural Society of B.C. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 49 - 16016 82 AVE, SURREY, BC, V4N 0N7. Source.
What does Lower Mainland Bengali Cultural Society of B.C. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "LMBCS is a registered non-profit charitable organization promoting cultural heritage of Bengali Community in Lower Mainland Area of BC through various socio-cultural activities and events since 1977. LMBCS is proud to be a part of Canada's multicultural society. LMBCS strives to foster and carry forward Bengali…" Full program description.
How much of Lower Mainland Bengali Cultural Society of B.C.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Lower Mainland Bengali Cultural Society of B.C.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $107K (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
LMBCS is a registered non-profit charitable organization promoting cultural heritage of Bengali Community in Lower Mainland Area of BC through various socio-cultural activities and events since 1977. LMBCS is proud to be a part of Canada's multicultural society. LMBCS strives to foster and carry forward Bengali traditions and values and amalgamate Bengali culture with other diverse cultures in the lower mainland area. Some of the events the society conducts are i) Oikotan - Cultural program celebrating the poets of Bengal (May-June) ii) Picnic (July-August) iii) Sharadotsav – The autumn festi… Show more
LMBCS is a registered non-profit charitable organization promoting cultural heritage of Bengali Community in Lower Mainland Area of BC through various socio-cultural activities and events since 1977. LMBCS is proud to be a part of Canada's multicultural society. LMBCS strives to foster and carry forward Bengali traditions and values and amalgamate Bengali culture with other diverse cultures in the lower mainland area. Some of the events the society conducts are i) Oikotan - Cultural program celebrating the poets of Bengal (May-June) ii) Picnic (July-August) iii) Sharadotsav – The autumn festival (September-October) iv) Bijoya Sammelan (October-November) v) Basanta Utsav – The spring festival (January-February) vi) AGM (April) As LMBCS continues to grow its commitment towards servicing seniors of the community has grown in importance. Through 'engaged senior’s events' LMBCS is focusing more on their social and cultural needs along with physical and mental wellbeing of Seniors. In summary LMBCS helps the younger generation growing up here get connected to their Bengali roots and the older generation to preserve the culture and relive the traditional festivities.
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.
92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ 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 92¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$107K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)19%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
15%
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
19%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
15%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
66%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $44K | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $63K | 100¢ | 1% | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $14K | 55¢ | 45% | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $38K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $88K | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $107K | 92¢ | 0% | — |
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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 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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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 0 of 9at arm's length
- Mitra, AbhijitPresidentnot at arm's length
- Mikherjee, AbhishekVice Presidentnot at arm's length
- Sarkar, SujaraSecretarynot at arm's length
- Das, SamirTreasurernot at arm's length
- Jati, PallabJoint Treasurernot at arm's length
- Gupta, RuspaCultural Secretary
- Roychoudhur, SharoshiJoint Cultural Secretarynot at arm's length
- Mitra, MonishaMember at large- senior's prognot at arm's length
- Mukerjee, AnindyaMember at Large
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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