Sati Saraniya Hermitage
Charitable organizationOther religions·1702 MCVEIGH RD RR 7 · PERTH, ON · K7H 3C9·BN 847237419RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Conduct regular blessing ceremonies on-site at the Hermitage - Provide spiritual counselling to individuals and families in person by phone and by email - Lead residential and non-residential meditation retreats (online and in person) - Lead monthly Ottawa Buddhist Society (OBS) programs with public talks and meditation sessions (by Zoom during Covid-19 pandemic) - Teach meditation and Buddhist scriptures at Sunday morning Theravada Buddhist Community (Toronto) by web call 4-5 times a year - Maintain residential facilities for the ordained female Buddhist clergy and provide individual g… Show more
Conduct regular blessing ceremonies on-site at the Hermitage - Provide spiritual counselling to individuals and families in person by phone and by email - Lead residential and non-residential meditation retreats (online and in person) - Lead monthly Ottawa Buddhist Society (OBS) programs with public talks and meditation sessions (by Zoom during Covid-19 pandemic) - Teach meditation and Buddhist scriptures at Sunday morning Theravada Buddhist Community (Toronto) by web call 4-5 times a year - Maintain residential facilities for the ordained female Buddhist clergy and provide individual guidance for trainees - Offer weekly Buddhist teachings and meditation guidance by Podcast
New programs
Provide nun's training for novice nuns
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)98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ 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)2%
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)9.8 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)$450K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)82%
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 ↗
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 | $182K | 98¢ | 2% | 7.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $248K | 98¢ | 2% | 8.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $192K | 99¢ | 1% | 9.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $153K | 99¢ | 1% | 8.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $198K | 98¢ | 1% | 9.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $450K | 98¢ | 2% | 9.8 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Medhanandi, Mary FPresidentarm's length
- Meadowcroft, Catherine LDirectorarm's length
- Silva, Lewis GSecretaryarm's length
- Priddy, Janice ATreasurerarm's length
- Woodman, Crawford DDirectorarm's length
- Wilson, Catherine MDirectorarm's length
- Brown, Naomi EDirectorarm's length
- Forbes, Robert JDirectorarm'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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