Nanaksar Gurdwara - Gursikh Temple
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 119050904RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,574,540) as filed with the CRA.
Nanaksar Gurdwara - Gursikh Temple is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6.5M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $788.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $22K in 2024, the largest being $13K to Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $6.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. We hold worship services daily. 2. We operate a Gurmukhi school. 3. We operate a farm. 4. We offer free meals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.5M | $2.6M | $2.5M | — | $22K | $88.6M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $2.5M | $2.5M | — | $5,178 | $84.4M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $2.2M | $2.1M | — | $12K | $82.6M |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $1.9M | $1.8M | — | $5,814 | $79M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $2.7M | -$2.5M | — | $402K | $77.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $22K to 5 qualified donees:
- Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen Society$13K
- Food Banks Alberta Association$3,250
- Kid sport Richmond$2,600
- The University of British Columbia$2,600
- The Canadian Council of the Blind$160
Received $788 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$201K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gurdip Wahid (president); Jagdev Dhillon (treasurer); Gurmeet Berar (director); Amrik Nijjar (general secretary); Malkiat S Hoonjan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nanaksar Gurdwara - Gursikh Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119050904RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.