Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 118980390RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,011,403) as filed with the CRA.
Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,180.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $4,100 in 2024, the largest being $2,100 to Sikhi Awareness Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $2.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Organize and provide religious educational and social activities for the sikh community- the program includes: (1). Reading of holy book and prayers at regular intervals (2). Teaching of punjabi language to children and adults (3). Provide marriage & burial services to sikh community (4). Provide various community and social programs like healthy kitchen youth and seniors programs for all community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2M | $1.7M | — | $4,100 | $12.6M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $1.9M | $1.6M | — | $13K | $11.5M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | $6,600 | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.1M | $897K | — | $18K | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $822K | — | $101K | $4.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,100 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $3,180 from 6 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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$337K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harbhajan Athwal (president); Sukhinder Sangha (exec. member); Sulakhan Sodhi (secretary); Hardeep Nagra (exec. member); Jaspal Chahal (treasurer); Jagjit Sall (asstt sec); Mandeep Gosal (member); Jasvir Grewal (exec member); Sarabjit Sangha (asst treasurer); Manpreet Soor (exec . member); Rupinder Mangat (exec member); Jagjit Chatha (vice president); Gurdeep Athwal (exec member); Sukhwinder Boparai (exec. member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118980390RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.