Canadian Bhutanese Society
Private foundation · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 825529282RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,566) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Bhutanese Society is a private foundation based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $24K in revenue and $23K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 41% from government. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $204.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $41K in 2020 to $24K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To establish maintain and support a house of worship with services conducted in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of the Hindu faith. To provide education counselling and other support services for immigrants and refugees including language instruction employment training job search programs translation services and information programs on Canadian culture and life.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24K | $23K | $23K | — | — | $118K |
| 2023 | $21K | $30K | $30K | — | $0 | $117K |
| 2022 | $34K | $39K | $39K | — | $0 | $125K |
| 2021 | $29K | $22K | $22K | — | — | $130K |
| 2020 | $41K | $30K | $30K | — | $0 | $127K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $204 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Santosh Timsina (president); Sita Kalikotay (vice-president); Sha Bahadur Suba (secretary); Robin Timsina (director); Moni Gurung (director); Chhatra Kumar Lowagan (director); Bishnu Monger (director); Mon Khadka (director); Sunita Rai (director); Muna Rai (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Bhutanese Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825529282RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.