Niagara Hindu Samaj
Charitable organization · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 891706772RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($202,832) as filed with the CRA.
Niagara Hindu Samaj is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $229K in revenue and $203K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $134K in 2020 to $229K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Conduct a senior's program for well being of senior citizens. Provide opportunity for education on concept underlying hinduism & jainism. Teach english language to new immigrants. Conduct class visits from high school present guest lecture on topics related to spiritual mental and physical well being. Support food banks through donations & food drives. Participate in niagara folk arts festival. Offer classes in classical dance yoga & music student children and adult camps. Police academy cadets visits annually to know about our culture and spiritual knowledge. Promoting seniors & c…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $229K | $203K | $107K | $27K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $241K | $199K | — | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | — | $39K | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $134K | $97K | — | $9,709 | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$60K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kamlesh Shamra (director/president); Nihar Chaudhari (director/secretary); Santosh Chhabra (director); Rajiv Mehta (director); Kalpakam Krishnamurhty (director); Rajiv Sethi (director); Jyoti Nayyar (director); Satish Chadda (director); Amit Narang (director/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Niagara Hindu Samaj’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891706772RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.