VIVEKANANDA VEDANTA SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·14488 110 AVE · SURREY, BC · V3R 2A5·BN 119286870RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
91¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
9%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
20 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.2M
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
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Is Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119286870RR0001. 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 Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 14488 110 AVE, SURREY, BC, V3R 2A5. Source.
What does Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Classes were held both in-person as well as online on various topics related to Hindu philosophies Vedanta on the lives of spiritual teachers and on sacred Hindu books like the Bhagavad Gita. Classes were held both in English and Hindi. Classes in English were held on Saturdays and classes in Hindi were held on…" Full program description.
How much of Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.2M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Classes were held both in-person as well as online on various topics related to Hindu philosophies Vedanta on the lives of spiritual teachers and on sacred Hindu books like the Bhagavad Gita. Classes were held both in English and Hindi. Classes in English were held on Saturdays and classes in Hindi were held on Sundays. The classes were followed by questions and answers sessions and devotional songs both on Saturdays and Sundays. These classes were recorded and posted on the society's Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyMs6E-wSUAdod8g9SGZvQg/ ). Subscribers have increased and… Show more
Classes were held both in-person as well as online on various topics related to Hindu philosophies Vedanta on the lives of spiritual teachers and on sacred Hindu books like the Bhagavad Gita. Classes were held both in English and Hindi. Classes in English were held on Saturdays and classes in Hindi were held on Sundays. The classes were followed by questions and answers sessions and devotional songs both on Saturdays and Sundays. These classes were recorded and posted on the society's Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyMs6E-wSUAdod8g9SGZvQg/ ). Subscribers have increased and there are around 1540 subscribers now. The annual function of Swami Vivekananda’s arrival was held on July 15 2023 at the Confederation Centre in Burnaby and a 2-day annual retreat was held on September 9-10 2023 at the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby. Both these events were well attended and appreciated. The Society had also moved to a new location on December 26 2023. This new property was purchased to accommodate more devotees visiting the Society. An agreement had been reached with a buyer regarding the selling of the previous property.
New programs
The Swami informed everyone present at the AGM that reservations have been made at the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby for both the Swami Vivekananda's arrival function event and the two-day annual retreat. The arrival function is to be held in July 2024 and the annual retreat in September 2024. The Swami also mentioned that as more devotees start visiting the Society and attending the classes other activities and events could be planned.
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.
91¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 91¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
9%
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
20 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$3.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)98%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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
98%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
2%
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 | $47K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $54K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $75K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $109K | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $106K | 99¢ | 1% | 6.2 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $3.2M | 91¢ | 9% | 20 yr |
| trend |
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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)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 7 of 13at arm's length
- Mitra, SwagatoTreasurernot at arm's length
- Nandy, ShreyaSecretarynot at arm's length
- CHAKLADER, RadhaDirectornot at arm's length
- CHAKLADER, AsokeDirectornot at arm's length
- CHOWDHURY, MRINAL K.Directorarm's length
- Das, PurabiDirectornot at arm's length
- Das, AnadiDirectornot at arm's length
- DINSA, HARBANS SDirectorarm's length
- Kumar, AnilVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- Malli, UmaDirectorarm's length
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- Rasoda, RajDirectorarm's length
- Swami, VimohanandaPresidentarm's length
- Vaid, BRIJBALADirectorarm'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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