SADHANANDA BUDDHIST VIHARA INC.
Charitable organizationOther religions·1401 ROBINSON ST · REGINA, SK · S4T 2N7·BN 778146704RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$65K
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 Sadhananda Buddhist Vihara Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 778146704RR0001. 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 Sadhananda Buddhist Vihara Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1401 ROBINSON ST, REGINA, SK, S4T 2N7. Source.
What does Sadhananda Buddhist Vihara Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. Celebration of the Buddhist festivals and observations of the full moon significance. 2. To establish a Sunday school to teach the children the Buddhist principals. 3. To have a regular meditation classes with the monk as a teacher. 4. The Vihara is open to all denominations. 5.The Vihara will provide free…" Full program description.
How much of Sadhananda Buddhist Vihara Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Sadhananda Buddhist Vihara Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $65K (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
1. Celebration of the Buddhist festivals and observations of the full moon significance. 2. To establish a Sunday school to teach the children the Buddhist principals. 3. To have a regular meditation classes with the monk as a teacher. 4. The Vihara is open to all denominations. 5.The Vihara will provide free counseling services for any member of the community. 6. The Vihara will embrace different religious groups. 7. The Vihara will celebrates the Buddha's birthday every years that is a very significant observation for the Buddhist communities as recognized by the United nations. 8. Th… Show more
1. Celebration of the Buddhist festivals and observations of the full moon significance. 2. To establish a Sunday school to teach the children the Buddhist principals. 3. To have a regular meditation classes with the monk as a teacher. 4. The Vihara is open to all denominations. 5.The Vihara will provide free counseling services for any member of the community. 6. The Vihara will embrace different religious groups. 7. The Vihara will celebrates the Buddha's birthday every years that is a very significant observation for the Buddhist communities as recognized by the United nations. 8. The Vihara will be a place of worship. 9. The Vihara will provide teaching and study methods for the public at large who are learning or wish to learn about the methods of Buddhism. 10. Monks from across Canada will be invited to give talks and blessings about Buddha. 11. The management and day to day operation of this Vihara will be wholly funded by donations and fundraising events and will be managed by volunteers.
New programs
1. Participated with Sri Lanka community in Cultural event. 2. Celebrated cultural function. 3. Online and in person Meditation class 4. Novice monk Training
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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)$65K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)67%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
33%
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
67%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
33%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
0%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-31 | $87K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $42K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-10-31 | $65K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 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)
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
5 directors reported · 3 of 5at arm's length
- Chakma, RonelDirector and Presidentnot at arm's length
- Chakma, Nikanot at arm's length
- Chakma, NiloyDirectorarm's length
- Chakma, ShantimoyDirector and Secretaryarm's length
- Teng, MichaelGeneral Managerarm'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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