SGVP Gurukul Canada
Publicly funded institution · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 730087921RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-02. Split of total expenditures ($159,905) as filed with the CRA.
SGVP Gurukul Canada is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending February 2, 2024, it reported $222K in revenue and $160K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,621.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,001 in 2024, the largest being $1,001 to International Swaminarayan Satsang (ontario). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $95K in 2020 to $222K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We conduct classes assemblies and seminars to advance encourage and promote Sanskrit language and Hindu Religion. We perform and educate about Hindu festivals & culture. We conduct health awareness program for multicultural communities children and senior citizens. We operate day & summer camps for religious programs. We provide support for lodging and boarding books and educational aids to students attending formal study individuals or families of low income or in need. We offer basic necessities of life including food sanitation clean water clothing and/or shelter to below povert…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $222K | $160K | $144K | $0 | $1,001 | $155K |
| 2023 | $91K | $81K | $79K | — | $0 | $93K |
| 2022 | $100K | $103K | $103K | — | — | $83K |
| 2021 | $60K | $32K | $32K | — | $0 | $85K |
| 2020 | $95K | $41K | $40K | — | $0 | $57K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,001 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $4,621 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ravindra Trivedi (director); Dharmesh Patel (director); Vishal Patel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from SGVP Gurukul Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 730087921RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.