SUFI MEDITATION CENTERS SOCIETY
Charitable organizationIslam·3660 E. HASTINGS · VANCOUVER, BC · V5K 2A9·BN 856872817RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We Offer Religious service six days a week. We Offer Sufi Programs Three Evenings a week with Sufi chanting Teachings and a Dinner for over 300 people for the weekend. We Offer Local Counseling W Offer Food Bank Services We Offer local Events for at-risk youths in the Surrey area We Offer weekly food programs To Lowe Mainland We Offer weekly Food Donations to local food banks We offer the Annual Grand Celebration of The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad[PBUH} free to the public We Offer Three days a three-day-a-week live broadcast to our Live Audience worldwide on Social Media. YouTube … Show more
We Offer Religious service six days a week. We Offer Sufi Programs Three Evenings a week with Sufi chanting Teachings and a Dinner for over 300 people for the weekend. We Offer Local Counseling W Offer Food Bank Services We Offer local Events for at-risk youths in the Surrey area We Offer weekly food programs To Lowe Mainland We Offer weekly Food Donations to local food banks We offer the Annual Grand Celebration of The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad[PBUH} free to the public We Offer Three days a three-day-a-week live broadcast to our Live Audience worldwide on Social Media. YouTube Facebook and Instagram Tiktok We Produce two Shows that air on JoyTV throughout Canada and the UK on BMTV Book Publication that has published six books on Amazon and 1000 pages on our website We Offer water Well programs that have supported the development of over 2 500 wells We offer repairs and Upkeep for 7 Orphanages for Children in Need Our Van and the Mobile Relief program receives thousands of pounds and distributes it across the greater Vancouver area We are presently Looking to acquire a Warehouse for a Food Bank Distribution service.
New programs
Hope to acquire a space for a warehouse and start a food bank in the Vancouver area
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)41¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 41¢ 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)3%
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)2.6 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)$899K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $292K | — | — | — |
| 2020-06-30 | $352K | 20¢ | 4% | 2 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $483K | 37¢ | 5% | 1.8 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $597K | 32¢ | 4% | 2.4 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $652K | 41¢ | 3% | 2 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $899K | 41¢ | 3% | 2.6 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
6 directors reported · 2 of 6at arm's length
- MIRAHMADI, NOJANPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- RIKHTEZADEH, MORTEZADIRECTORarm's length
- MIRAHMADI, AMIRDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- KHAN, JUNAIDDIRECTORarm's length
- WHEELER, LLOYDDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MIRAHMADI, GABRIELDIRECTORnot 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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