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
Cents to cause T1
38¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
62%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$160K
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 Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization - a Society for World Development a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891638520RR0001. 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 Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization - a Society for World Development located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 104 - 1312 RUSSELL RD NE, CALGARY, AB, T2E 5N3. Source.
What does Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization - a Society for World Development do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization - a Society for World Development's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 38¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization - a Society for World Development?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $160K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
38¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 38¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 38¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
7 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
100%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $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 |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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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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