VEDA SHASTRA CULTURAL SABHA INC.
Charitable organizationOther religions·11 BECKENHAM ROAD · BRAMPTON, ON · L6P 2L7·BN 823022090RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$68K
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 Veda Shastra Cultural Sabha Inc.?
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Is Veda Shastra Cultural Sabha Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 823022090RR0001. 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 Veda Shastra Cultural Sabha Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 11 BECKENHAM ROAD , BRAMPTON, ON, L6P 2L7. Source.
What does Veda Shastra Cultural Sabha Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "REGULAR VEDIC HINDU DHARMA DISCOURSE AND PREACHING PROGRAMS EXPLAINING THE MERITS OF PEACEFUL LIVING UPHOLDING HIGH MOREL VALUES ARE CONDUCTED. PERIODIC SPECIAL DISCOURSE WAS CONDUCTED TO INTERESTED PERSONS AT EDMONTON AT THE AUSPICIOUS OF THE TRUST. A 2 DAY EVENT (MAHARUDRA MAHAYAGYA) WAS CONDUCTED ONE AT BRAMPTON…" Full program description.
How much of Veda Shastra Cultural Sabha Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Veda Shastra Cultural Sabha Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $68K (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
REGULAR VEDIC HINDU DHARMA DISCOURSE AND PREACHING PROGRAMS EXPLAINING THE MERITS OF PEACEFUL LIVING UPHOLDING HIGH MOREL VALUES ARE CONDUCTED. PERIODIC SPECIAL DISCOURSE WAS CONDUCTED TO INTERESTED PERSONS AT EDMONTON AT THE AUSPICIOUS OF THE TRUST. A 2 DAY EVENT (MAHARUDRA MAHAYAGYA) WAS CONDUCTED ONE AT BRAMPTON ON WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VEDIC SCHOLORS AND RITWICKS TO INVOKE LORDS GRACE FOR WORLD PEACE AND WELL BEING. ANOTHER 2 DAY EVENT (MAHARUDRA MAHAYAGYA) WAS CONDUCTED ONE AT EDMONTON AB WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VEDIC SCHOLORS AND RITWICKS TO INVOKE LORDS GRACE FOR WORLD PEACE … Show more
REGULAR VEDIC HINDU DHARMA DISCOURSE AND PREACHING PROGRAMS EXPLAINING THE MERITS OF PEACEFUL LIVING UPHOLDING HIGH MOREL VALUES ARE CONDUCTED. PERIODIC SPECIAL DISCOURSE WAS CONDUCTED TO INTERESTED PERSONS AT EDMONTON AT THE AUSPICIOUS OF THE TRUST. A 2 DAY EVENT (MAHARUDRA MAHAYAGYA) WAS CONDUCTED ONE AT BRAMPTON ON WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VEDIC SCHOLORS AND RITWICKS TO INVOKE LORDS GRACE FOR WORLD PEACE AND WELL BEING. ANOTHER 2 DAY EVENT (MAHARUDRA MAHAYAGYA) WAS CONDUCTED ONE AT EDMONTON AB WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VEDIC SCHOLORS AND RITWICKS TO INVOKE LORDS GRACE FOR WORLD PEACE AND WELL BEING. BOTH THESE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC AND ON ALL THE DAYS FREE FOOD WAS PROVIDED TWICE A DAY WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION. ANOTHER ONE-DAY EVENT (DEVI POOJA) WAS CONDUCTED IN TORONTO ON FOR VEDIC CHANTING FOR PEACE PROSPERITY AND WELL BEING OF ALL. THIS EVENT WAS OPEN TO ALL WHO HAS FAITH IN HINDU CULTURE AND WAS PARTICULARLY PERFORMED BY WOMEN. ANOTHER ONE-DAY EVENT (KARTHIK POOJA) WAS CONDUCTED IN BRAMPTON ON FOR PEACE PROSPERITY AND FAMILY WELL BEING. THE EVENT WAS OPEN TO ALL WHO HAVE FAITH AND INTEREST IN HINDU DHARMA. FREE FOOD WAS PROVIDED TO ALL WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION ALSO CONTINUING THROUGH CONSULTANTS IN OBTAINING CLEARANCES NEEDED FOR OBTAINING PERMIT FROM MUSKOKA TOWNSHIP FOR THE PROPOSED TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION.
New programs
IN 2025 A MAHARUDRA YAGNA HAS BEEN PLANNED TO BE CONDUCTED AT BRAMPTON ON ALSO VARIOUS EVENTS ARE AT PLANNING STAGE TO BE FORMALISED LATER IN 2024 ALSO PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IF ANY IN VEDIC CHANTING EVENTS (AS A PARTICIPANT) WHEN CONDUCTED BY ANY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORLD PEACE AND PROMOTE HINDU DHARMA.
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.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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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)$68K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)89%
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
89%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
11%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $67K | 0¢ | 100% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $138K | 100¢ | — | 2.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $79K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $222K | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $68K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 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
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- BALAKRISHNAN, PITCHUPRESIDENT-TRUSTEEarm's length
- RAVICHANDRAN, RAJAGOPALANTRUSTEE-TREASURERarm's length
- KRISHNAMURTHY, MURALITRUSTEE-SECRETARYarm'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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