Khalsa Diwan Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118980382RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,759,020) as filed with the CRA.
Khalsa Diwan Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,155.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $5,500 to The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Promoting and preaching of sikh religion providing free meals to needy poor. Programs from seniors Punjabi School Health program and other community services .
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | $21K | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | $9,034 | $7.5M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | $63K | $6.7M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | $232K | $6.1M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1M | $1M | — | $0 | $5.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 9 qualified donees:
- The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver)$5,500
- Progressive Inter-Cultural Community Services Society$5,000
- Janta Sewak Society$2,500
- Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen Society$1,313
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$1,313
- Matthew McNair Senior Secondary School Trust Fund$1,000
- Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia$1,000
- Paldi Khalsa Diwan Society$1,000
- Moving Forward Family Services Society$1,000
Received $1,155 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$196K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mohan Singh Gill (sr. vice prsident); Jarnail S Bhandal (asst. general secratary); Gurdeep S Hayer (assist. treasurer); Gurdial S Gadey (member at large); Kuldip singh Thandi (president); Raghubir S Kullar (member at large); Sukhpaul S Jhooty (treasurer); Bhupinder Nijjar (sr. asst treasurer); Joginder S Sunner (recording secretary); Jagdeep Singh Sanghera (vice president); Kashmir Singh Dhaliwal (general secretary); Harsimran Singh Aujla (asst. recording secretary); Inderjit K Uppal (member at large); Jarnail Singh (member at large); Kulvir S. Chhokar (member at large); Malkiat S Dhami (prev president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Khalsa Diwan Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118980382RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.