Sarana Institute
Charitable organization · Holland Centre, Ontario · BN 866044209RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($156,477) as filed with the CRA.
Sarana Institute is a charitable organization based in Holland Centre, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $121K in revenue and $156K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Ongoing programs at sarana institute: 1. For professionals and volunteers in health long term and palliative care: * mindfulness and compassion certificate program (hybrid-online/in person) * mindfulness and compassion online courses and support groups * guest webinar speakers * video resource library 2. For young adults ages 18-35: * annual yana mindfulness course * mindfulness and compassion online courses and support groups * video resource library 3. For general public: * online meditation courses and programmes (online/in person) * nature awareness walks * gue…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121K | $156K | $97K | $0 | $0 | $63K |
| 2023 | $174K | $193K | $135K | — | — | $99K |
| 2022 | $171K | $148K | $102K | — | — | $118K |
| 2021 | $134K | $121K | $76K | $0 | $500 | $40K |
| 2020 | $89K | $87K | $46K | — | — | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $66K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$50K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maureen Flanagan (director); Noah Howard (director); Gloria Della-Maestra (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sarana Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866044209RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.