Vraj Canada Community Centre
Charitable organizationOther religions·8811 MISSISSAUGA RD · BRAMPTON, ON · L6Y 0C2·BN 790294912RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
To preach and advance the spiritual teachings of the Pushti Margiya sect of Hinduism. To establish maintain and support a Place of Worship with services conducted in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of Pushti Marg and to celebrate religious festivals and cultural and community events by following the Pushti Marg traditions. To establish Museum on Vraj culture and heritage and organize activities which can promote culture and tourism. To organize major festivals and religious events which promote arts culture and heritage. To establish and maintain a cultural and religious school of i… Show more
To preach and advance the spiritual teachings of the Pushti Margiya sect of Hinduism. To establish maintain and support a Place of Worship with services conducted in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of Pushti Marg and to celebrate religious festivals and cultural and community events by following the Pushti Marg traditions. To establish Museum on Vraj culture and heritage and organize activities which can promote culture and tourism. To organize major festivals and religious events which promote arts culture and heritage. To establish and maintain a cultural and religious school of instruction for children and youth and to involve them in community services. To provide information and essential settlement services to newcomers. To organize seminars and information sessions on health wellness nutrition diet and art of living. To teach and promote character and moral building and reverence for all. To foster and promote social and cultural integration of children youth and seniors to Canadian mainstream and to organize similar activities. To set up a resource center (library) and to distribute the resources literature and information in paper and electronic forms. To promote interfaith harmony and cooperate with other organizations for this purpose. To help assist and render relief to all distress caused by natural and other calamities and to support humanitarian causes.
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)23¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 23¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)16%
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)7.7 yr
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)$404K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)85%
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)3%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $177K | 52¢ | 48% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $331K | 79¢ | 15% | 4.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $326K | 10¢ | — | 4.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $351K | 21¢ | 37% | 2.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.4M | 14¢ | 37% | 45 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $404K | 23¢ | 16% | 7.7 yr |
| trend |
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 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 · 0 of 5at arm's length
- Chotai, RameshPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- PARIKH, JigneshTREASURERnot at arm's length
- Bhagat, VajeshkumarDirectornot at arm's length
- Desai, VihangSECRETARYnot at arm's length
- Kantawala, Snehal Dnot 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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