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Guruji Mandir Brampton

Charitable organizationOther religions·19 DAMATTA DR · BRAMPTON, ON · L6X 0N6·BN 748127958RR0001·website ↗

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

This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Weekly Community Meal Program – Provides over 1 200 free vegetarian meals weekly to seniors adults and children prepared off-site and distributed by volunteers. Faith-Based Community Programs – Weekly satsang meditation and spiritual gatherings open to the public at no cost. Senior Support Services – Priority assistance with mobility seating and meal access for seniors attending programs. Community Welfare Assistance – Case-by-case support such as essential items emergency meals and referrals. Seasonal Community Food Drive – Collection and distribution of non-perishable food items Show more

Weekly Community Meal Program – Provides over 1 200 free vegetarian meals weekly to seniors adults and children prepared off-site and distributed by volunteers. Faith-Based Community Programs – Weekly satsang meditation and spiritual gatherings open to the public at no cost. Senior Support Services – Priority assistance with mobility seating and meal access for seniors attending programs. Community Welfare Assistance – Case-by-case support such as essential items emergency meals and referrals. Seasonal Community Food Drive – Collection and distribution of non-perishable food items to families in need. Volunteer Engagement – Large volunteer base of 140 plus volunteers contributing significant weekly service hours for program delivery setup organization and crowd/parking management.

New programs

Guruji Mandir Scholarship Awards – New educational initiative providing two annual scholarships of $8 000 each renewable up to four years for students enrolled in accredited colleges or universities.

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)

Not computable from this filing.

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)

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)

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)

$252K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

70%

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 ↗

★ 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

5 directors reported · 3 of 5at arm's length

  • SANDHU, PRABHJOTPRESIDENTarm's length
  • ARYA, SAURABHDIRECTORarm's length
  • BHARADWAJ, NITINDIRECTORarm's length
  • DHAWAN, PRIYADIRECTORnot at arm's length
  • CHAHAL, SHUBHAMDIRECTORnot 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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