SANATAN MANDIR CULTURAL SOCIETY OF FORT MCMURRAY
Charitable organizationOther religions·108 ABRAHAM GATE · FORT MCMURRAY, AB · T9H 0J1·BN 850716606RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
17¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
82%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
28.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.1M
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 Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort Mcmurray a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 850716606RR0001. 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 Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort Mcmurray located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 108 ABRAHAM GATE, FORT MCMURRAY, AB, T9H 0J1. Source.
What does Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort Mcmurray do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort McMurray organizes several cultural and educational programs at regular intervals. Some of the activities include volunteering in Soup kitchen Environmental program Shishir Parva(Winter Festival) Yoga Classes Canada day program Waste recycling Food Bank drive Food bank…" Full program description.
How much of Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort Mcmurray's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 17¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort Mcmurray?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.1M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort McMurray organizes several cultural and educational programs at regular intervals. Some of the activities include volunteering in Soup kitchen Environmental program Shishir Parva(Winter Festival) Yoga Classes Canada day program Waste recycling Food Bank drive Food bank volunteering Spring and Fall clean-up Balanced Diet and Nutrition awareness among the youth and children. SMCS also aims at propagating the thoughts of 'SANATAN DHARM' by providing language and cultural education to children and youths bringing multi-cultural groups together for… Show more
Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society of Fort McMurray organizes several cultural and educational programs at regular intervals. Some of the activities include volunteering in Soup kitchen Environmental program Shishir Parva(Winter Festival) Yoga Classes Canada day program Waste recycling Food Bank drive Food bank volunteering Spring and Fall clean-up Balanced Diet and Nutrition awareness among the youth and children. SMCS also aims at propagating the thoughts of 'SANATAN DHARM' by providing language and cultural education to children and youths bringing multi-cultural groups together for fostering Canadian Unity. Organize a Rath Yatra called a Chariot Festival in Summer month towards unity and prosperity of multi-cultural groups. Sanatan Mandir organizes Bhajan-Kirtan and Navratri Garba play for unite community and mental & physical health strength.
New programs
Sanatan Mandir inititated and hosted many activities including worship services celebrations in newly built facility.
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.
17¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 17¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 17¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
82%
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
28.6 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)43%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
43%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
3%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $432K | 30¢ | 43% | 85.8 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $410K | 3¢ | 42% | 53.5 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $616K | 11¢ | 59% | 23.5 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $756K | 0¢ | 84% | 25,976.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $923K | 15¢ | 82% | 37.9 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $1.1M | 17¢ | 82% | 28.6 yr |
| 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)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 0 of 9at arm's length
- Amin, DeveshPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- Rai, LaxmikantVICE PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- Patel, NileshTreasurernot at arm's length
- Kesari, AmitDirector Community Servicesnot at arm's length
- Pachauri, DhirajDirector Religious & Culturalnot at arm's length
- UNDHAD, RAJESHDIRECTOR FUND RAISINGnot at arm's length
- Desai, JigarChairmannot at arm's length
- Patel, NikulDirector Land and Buildingnot at arm's length
- PATEL, BHAVESHGeneral Secretarynot 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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