VEDANTA CULTURAL FOUNDATION CANADA
Charitable organizationOther religions·4212 TRAPPER CRES · MISSISSAUGA, ON · L5L 3A9·BN 833250293RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. Minister Rangarajan conducted above 300 weekly online lectures on Vedanta & Sanathana Dharma ( Hindu Religion) 2. Gita series by Sunandaji was hosted over Zoom. About 900 people from North America attended. 3. Biweekly elearning forums were hosted online for elearners of Vedanta seniors & Youth thro the year. 4. Canada Summer Jobs project was implemented with 9 youth learning & rendering projects on Vedanta. 5. Religious guidance moral & spiritual counseling were provided online to followers seekers & families. 6. ?Aaranyaka & Upasana retreats held in May 2024 and Oct 2024 where over 60… Show more
1. Minister Rangarajan conducted above 300 weekly online lectures on Vedanta & Sanathana Dharma ( Hindu Religion) 2. Gita series by Sunandaji was hosted over Zoom. About 900 people from North America attended. 3. Biweekly elearning forums were hosted online for elearners of Vedanta seniors & Youth thro the year. 4. Canada Summer Jobs project was implemented with 9 youth learning & rendering projects on Vedanta. 5. Religious guidance moral & spiritual counseling were provided online to followers seekers & families. 6. ?Aaranyaka & Upasana retreats held in May 2024 and Oct 2024 where over 60 people attended each of those retreats. 7. Bi-Monthly Sharaddha and Q&A Series on Vedanta to clear doubts on Sanathana Dharma and its practices were conducted. 8. Bhajan (community devotional singing) & Gita Upanishad chanting classes were conducted open to all. 5 to 10 members participated at each session. 9. Guided Yogasana and Pranayama training sessions were offered both online and in-person for Vedanta students and their families highlighting their relevance to religious practices.
New programs
1. Repeat of e-learners forum for those opting to continue online learning introduced. These are members who already completed a 3-year online course who chose to continue the learning for a deeper understanding of Vedanta. 2. Annual Guru Purnima by Minister Rangarajan was hosted LIVE & IN-PERSON drawing nearly 200 audience.
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)90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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)10%
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)1.1 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)$254K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)44%
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)19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $197K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $198K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $142K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $302K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $253K | 85¢ | 15% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $254K | 90¢ | 10% | 1.1 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)
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- RATHOD, ASHA MSPRESIDENT & DIRECTORarm's length
- JAIRATH, ANOOP MREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURarm's length
- BHATT, DIVYA VIJAY MSDIRECTOR & SECRETARYarm's length
- NATARAJAN, SWARNA MSVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTORarm's length
- KRISHNAMURTHY, GAYATRI MSDIRECTORarm's length
- THACKER, HIMANSHUDIRECTORarm's length
- Khatwani, PayalDirectorarm's length
- OHRI, ANITACHAIR & DIRECTORarm'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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