Okanagan Hindu Cultural Society
Charitable organization · Summerland, British Columbia · BN 886591858RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($146,605) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Hindu Cultural Society is a charitable organization based in Summerland, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $63K in revenue and $147K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,001 in 2024, the largest being $501 to Vishva Hindu Parishad. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $63K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The temple was developed as a place of worship for the residents of the interior of british columbia and the okanagan in particular. Every week the congregation is addressed teaching vedor- the hindu way of life
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $63K | $147K | — | — | $1,001 | $349K |
| 2023 | $47K | $36K | — | — | $4,100 | $304K |
| 2022 | — | $20K | — | — | $4,600 | $292K |
| 2021 | $22K | $17K | $3,348 | — | — | $268K |
| 2020 | $15K | $15K | $1,000 | — | — | $264K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,001 to 2 qualified donees:
- Vishva Hindu Parishad$501
- Kelowna Hindu Cultural Society$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arvinder Mohan (president); Rajesh Pathak (secretary); Ramesh Lakhi (director); Chamanjit Sharma (treasurer); Sushil Anand (assistant treasurer); Ashok Mohan (director); Paul Singla (trustee); Tarun Chhabra (vice president); Ramesh Rikhi (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Hindu Cultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886591858RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.