Russian Canadian Cultural Heritage Foundaiton of Maria Blagoveshchensky
Charitable organization · Mount Albert, Ontario · BN 839905957RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($70,628) as filed with the CRA.
Russian Canadian Cultural Heritage Foundaiton of Maria Blagoveshchensky is a charitable organization based in Mount Albert, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $53K in revenue and $71K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% 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 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Russian Orthodox Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We provide support to artists and performers working toward promotion of russian cultural heritage in canada and help new immigrants integrate into the canadian way of life. Concerts lectures folk dancing various clubs and foundraising events are some of the activities organized in russian house and other locations. We advance religion by teaching the religious tenets and doctrines through seminars and magazines. Senior club is organized for elder people to meet and socialize in 'russian house' located at earl bales park 4169 bathurst st. Toronto m2h 3p7.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $53K | $71K | $15K | $39K | $1,000 | $417K |
| 2023 | $305K | $17K | $11K | — | — | $435K |
| 2022 | $43K | $15K | $9,939 | — | — | $146K |
| 2021 | $31K | $21K | $11K | — | — | -$82K |
| 2020 | $39K | $40K | $22K | $6,892 | $3,520 | $108K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$2,982
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Natalia Vikentieva (vice president); Olga Grebenchuk (president); Stanislav Milashchenko (director); Henry Kastelyanets (director); Susanna Chitchyan (director); Karina Fortounatova (director); Nataliya Viktiuk (director); Julia Milter (director); Serguei Totrov (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Russian Canadian Cultural Heritage Foundaiton of Maria Blagoveshchensky’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 839905957RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.