International Society for Krishna Consciousness for Western Canada
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 118971043RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,234,230) as filed with the CRA.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness for Western Canada is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,460.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% 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 12 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $111K in 2024, the largest being $111K to International Society for Krishna Consciousness (brampton). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Public Classes Lectures and Worship Services; Congregational Chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord; Worship of Deities; Distribution of free food; Celebration of Festivals and Holy Days; Online spiritual discourses daily; Sunday School
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M | $4.9M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $964K | $18K | $250K | $0 |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $988K | $25K | $133K | $3.5M |
| 2021 | $1M | $774K | — | — | $107K | $0 |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $693K | $244K | $3,272 | $208K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $111K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $2,460 from 1 charity:
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
- $1–39,99911 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$144K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vis John P (chair); O'Sullivan John K (director); Smith Shirlea J (director); Kansal Alok (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from International Society for Krishna Consciousness for Western Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118971043RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.