Sarnia Hindu Society
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 892373044RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($35,806) as filed with the CRA.
Sarnia Hindu Society is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $59K in revenue and $36K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,750.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $24K in 2020 to $59K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
(1) hold puja (prayer) meetings pregularly (2) celebrate hindu religious festivals like diwali holi shivratri navratri etc. (3) sing bhajans (hymns) at puja meetings (4) operate a reference library with hindu literature on audio video cd and dvd (5) invite learned/spiritual indivuduals to make presentations to the membership
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $59K | $36K | $35K | — | — | $163K |
| 2023 | $60K | $38K | $37K | — | — | $139K |
| 2022 | $35K | $26K | $26K | — | — | $117K |
| 2021 | $14K | $7,602 | $7,602 | — | — | $108K |
| 2020 | $24K | $21K | $29 | — | — | $490K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,750 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nirav Popawala (president); Jigar Shah (vice president); Shilpa Mehta (director); Krishana Coimbtore (director); Jaimin Parikh (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sarnia Hindu Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892373044RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.