Guru Nanak Education Society of B.C.
Publicly funded institution · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 842433625RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,810,722) as filed with the CRA.
Guru Nanak Education Society of B.C. is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 58 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,612 in 2024, the largest being $1,612 to The Terry Fox Foundation. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $4M in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operating school in compliance with curriculam and guidelines of Ministry of Education of BC. Operate programs promoting Religious social cultural and educational advancement of community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | $1,612 | -$1.6M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $4M | $3.8M | — | — | -$1.3M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $3.8M | $3.6M | — | — | -$346K |
| 2021 | $4.4M | $4.5M | $4.4M | — | $2,757 | $26K |
| 2020 | $4M | $4.3M | $4.3M | — | $1,189 | $139K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,612 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Terry Fox Foundation$1,612
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions58
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aman Dhindsa (president); Aman Kaur Dhillon; Harinder Kaur Sidhu (director); Harminder Sidhu (director); Kiranjot Toor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Guru Nanak Education Society of B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842433625RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.