BRAHMA KUMARIS WORLD SPIRITUAL ORGANIZATION - A SOCIETY FOR WORLD DEVELOPMENT
Charitable organizationChristianity·104 - 1312 RUSSELL RD NE · CALGARY, AB · T2E 5N3·BN 891638520RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1) Introductory courses and ongoing sustenance sessions for public students in English and Hindi (onsite/online) 2) Local offsite and partnership programs to offer onsite and online meditation and sustenance sessions 3) Weekly revision and sustenance sessions for regular students and new students 4) Supporting regular students involvement in programs/retreats at local national and international level for training and sustenance (online/onsite) 5) Develop different modes of spiritual support materials for centres as well as for retreats/programs on a international level 6) Maintain social medi… Show more
1) Introductory courses and ongoing sustenance sessions for public students in English and Hindi (onsite/online) 2) Local offsite and partnership programs to offer onsite and online meditation and sustenance sessions 3) Weekly revision and sustenance sessions for regular students and new students 4) Supporting regular students involvement in programs/retreats at local national and international level for training and sustenance (online/onsite) 5) Develop different modes of spiritual support materials for centres as well as for retreats/programs on a international level 6) Maintain social media presence (Youtube Facebook Instagram Eventbrite) 7) Providing one on one sessions online/onsite 8) Facilitating international and national sessions and retreat for regular students (onsite and online) 9) Online sustenance sessions at an international level for different centres around the world 10) Special events with visiting experienced students from different centres around the world 11) Daily onsite/online sessions for regular students (regular morning spiritual classes) in English and Hindi 12) Monthly sustenance workshops for the public 13) Weekly spiritual sustenance at a national level for Canadian leadership team
New programs
1) Thematic series sustenance sessions regular students 2) Collective spiritual programs with Centres at a national level 3) Offsite collective meditation programs for regular students 4) Establish annual online meditation program for public dedicated for the environment
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)38¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 38¢ 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)62%
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)7 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)$160K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $78K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $100K | 100¢ | — | 1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $120K | 95¢ | 5% | 1.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $115K | 95¢ | 5% | 2.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | — | 88¢ | 12% | 2.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $160K | 38¢ | 62% | 7 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
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- Rich, JudiPresidentarm's length
- Lee, NoraTreasurerarm's length
- Ganeriwal, JimaCo-Treasurerarm's length
- Castellanos, RicardoSecretaryarm'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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