ANANDA MARGA CANADA
Charitable organizationChristianity·1107 - 20 BRIN DR · ETOBICOKE, ON · M8X 0B2·BN 889256640RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Regular Dharma Cakra (Ananda Marga group meditation) continued in family homes across the Greater Toronto Area. Dada Dayashiilananda (Yao Daniel Konan) continued offering free Ananda Marga yoga and meditation classes at a university in Ottawa while Dada Parinirvanananda (Pramod Kumar Biswas) continued organizing free Ananda Marga philosophy classes in Toronto. Food distribution in downtown Toronto remained ongoing. During the summer visitors came to Ananda Kanak the monastic residence in Saint-André-Avellin Quebec (323 Rang Saint Louis). Dada Shiilabhadranananda (Mark Devine) facilitated A… Show more
Regular Dharma Cakra (Ananda Marga group meditation) continued in family homes across the Greater Toronto Area. Dada Dayashiilananda (Yao Daniel Konan) continued offering free Ananda Marga yoga and meditation classes at a university in Ottawa while Dada Parinirvanananda (Pramod Kumar Biswas) continued organizing free Ananda Marga philosophy classes in Toronto. Food distribution in downtown Toronto remained ongoing. During the summer visitors came to Ananda Kanak the monastic residence in Saint-André-Avellin Quebec (323 Rang Saint Louis). Dada Shiilabhadranananda (Mark Devine) facilitated Ananda Marga classes and community activities in Vancouver British Columbia and Calgary Alberta.
New programs
Three weekly online Dharma Cakra sessions were initiated on four days of the week allowing participants across Canada to participate flexibly without location barriers. Two beginner Ananda Marga retreats were organized in the spring and summer of 2024—one at the Ananda Marga Master Unit in Quebec and one at a rented facility near Toronto—with around 40 attendees in total. Two additional Ananda Marga retreats were also held in Quebec and Bradford Ontario. Young Ananda Margiis organized an online Satsaunga and study group every Thursday evening. Legal Update The legal case between Ananda Marg… Show more
Three weekly online Dharma Cakra sessions were initiated on four days of the week allowing participants across Canada to participate flexibly without location barriers. Two beginner Ananda Marga retreats were organized in the spring and summer of 2024—one at the Ananda Marga Master Unit in Quebec and one at a rented facility near Toronto—with around 40 attendees in total. Two additional Ananda Marga retreats were also held in Quebec and Bradford Ontario. Young Ananda Margiis organized an online Satsaunga and study group every Thursday evening. Legal Update The legal case between Ananda Marga Canada and Jane Cardwell continued. To cover associated legal costs AMC secured a loan from Ananda Marga Inc. (USA). Efforts toward a settlement are ongoing and a court date has been scheduled for December 2025.
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)26¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 26¢ 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)74%
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)—
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)$19K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)80%
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 | $44K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $42K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $43K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $34K | 48¢ | 52% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $21K | 12¢ | 88% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $19K | 26¢ | 74% | — |
| 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
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- Avadhuta, Acarya APresidentarm's length
- Bogason, Didrik SSecretaryarm's length
- Golovnia, AndriiDirectorarm's length
- Biswas, Pramod KDirectorarm'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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