Guru Ram Das Darbar Society of Alberta
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 705441327RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($322,500) as filed with the CRA.
Guru Ram Das Darbar Society of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $528K in revenue and $323K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations, 6% from government. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $136.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $192K in 2020 to $528K in 2024.
In its own words
Weekly programs where free meals are served through the community kitchen -maintenace of a punjabi/sikh heritage school (teaching language music and sikh religion) -performance of weddings baptism ceremonies funeral ceremonies and other religious and cultural programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $528K | $323K | $321K | $0 | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | — | $126K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $252K | $158K | $120K | — | $2,500 | $345K |
| 2021 | $162K | $145K | $102K | — | — | $251K |
| 2020 | $192K | $172K | $132K | — | — | $233K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $136 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$46K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Guru Ram Das Darbar Society of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 705441327RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.