Sati Saraniya Hermitage
Charitable organization · Perth, Ontario · BN 847237419RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($127,881) as filed with the CRA.
Sati Saraniya Hermitage is a charitable organization based in Perth, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $450K in revenue and $128K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $248K in 2020 to $450K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Conduct regular blessing ceremonies on-site at the Hermitage - Provide spiritual counselling to individuals and families in person by phone and by email - Lead residential and non-residential meditation retreats (online and in person) - Lead monthly Ottawa Buddhist Society (OBS) programs with public talks and meditation sessions (by Zoom during Covid-19 pandemic) - Teach meditation and Buddhist scriptures at Sunday morning Theravada Buddhist Community (Toronto) by web call 4-5 times a year - Maintain residential facilities for the ordained female Buddhist clergy and provide individual g…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $450K | $128K | $125K | $117 | — | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $198K | $99K | $97K | $128 | — | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $153K | $84K | $84K | $100 | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $192K | $75K | $74K | $88 | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $248K | $65K | $63K | $89 | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 8 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,812
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$2,910
- Ottawa Buddhist Society$2,673
- Buddhist Women's Sangha of Ontario$2,400
- Theravada Buddhist Community$1,767
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$260
- Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto$200
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Medhanandi (president); Catherine Meadowcroft (director); Lewis Silva (secretary); Janice Priddy (treasurer); Crawford Woodman (director); Catherine Wilson (director); Naomi Brown (director); Robert Forbes (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sati Saraniya Hermitage’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 847237419RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.