Hindu Temple Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Richmond Hill, Ontario · BN 118958420RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,881,439) as filed with the CRA.
Hindu Temple Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,672.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Religious festival in accordance to hindu religious norms and practices. Provide special prayers archanai and abishekam (special offerings to hindu gods) for the devotees. Conduct religious classes for hindu youth
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $1.9M | — | — | — | $11.4M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $3.1M | $2.7M | — | — | $10.2M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $10.9M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.2M | — | — | — | $10.3M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $9.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,672 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,99919 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$484K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donepudi Srikanth (secretary); Sivanatham Thillaiyampalam (treasurer); Shanmuganathan Navaratnam (admin chair); Paramanathan Ponnampalam (religion chair); Navaratnam Sivalingam (finance chair); Paramsothy Nanthakumar (construction chair); Vijayanathan Krishnar (maintenance chair); Sadasivarao Gadde (youth and cultural affairs); Karthik Venkatraman (it chair); Thusanth Shanmuganathan (public relations chair); Rajanayagam Kailasapillai (trustee); Sivabaskaran Chelliah (trustee); Arumainayagam Somanathan (trustee); Raghavan Hariharan (trustee); Mahesh Aravamudan (trustee); Sethuraman Ramachandran (trustee); Kala Kirithigaivasan (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hindu Temple Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118958420RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.