International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (Canada)
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 816661623RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($148,706) as filed with the CRA.
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (Canada) is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $721K in revenue and $149K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2022, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,703.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $318K in 2020 to $721K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Celebration of various Hindu Religious festivals like Diwali Hindu New Year Ram Navami Hari Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti Maha Shivratri Janmashtami Tulsi Vivah and Shakostav. Different East Indian cultural activities Different kid activities including March break camp summer camp and Christmas fun activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $721K | $149K | $130K | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $663K | $180K | $150K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $435K | $171K | $133K | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $319K | $104K | $102K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $318K | $96K | $85K | — | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $1,703 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rakesh Chaudhari (president); Rajesh Patel (secretary); Navin Chauhan (treasurer); Jayesh Vasani (committee member); Minesh Dhanji (committee member); Darshiv Patel (committee member); Piyushkumar Parmar (committee member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (Canada)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 816661623RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.