Canada Shanmuganathaswamy Hindu Temple
Charitable organization · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 848102257RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($758,995) as filed with the CRA.
Canada Shanmuganathaswamy Hindu Temple is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $515K in revenue and $759K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $26.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $142K in 2020 to $515K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
A place of worship of hindu temple. Daily hindu prayer services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $515K | $759K | $598K | — | — | $136K |
| 2023 | $506K | $258K | $210K | — | — | $424K |
| 2022 | $374K | $319K | $255K | — | — | $132K |
| 2021 | $206K | $194K | $164K | — | — | $77K |
| 2020 | $142K | $150K | $123K | — | — | $65K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $26 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ponnampalam Mathialagan (chairman); Earampamurthe Sinnadurai (general manager); Magesvaran Sarawanamuthu (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canada Shanmuganathaswamy Hindu Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848102257RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.