Shukrana Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Oakville, Ontario · BN 816167332RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($131,054) as filed with the CRA.
Shukrana Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Oakville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $499K in revenue and $131K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,242.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $122K in 2024, the largest being $26K to Sikh Human Development Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
In 2024 financial assistance was provided for the education of impoverished and vulnerable children and universities in india through sikh human development foundation (canada) - 'shdf' (canadian registered charity). We could not provide help to widow children in india through c.w.e.f. Because the government of india restrictions on c.w.e.f. Remittance from canada to india. However we provided scholarships to needed and bright students in couple of schools including dr. Ambedkar society schools in northern india rural area.. We provide ourselves to the extent of below $4600 we also provided …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $499K | $131K | $4,575 | — | $122K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $560K | $85K | $1,333 | — | $83K | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $463K | $38K | $6,005 | — | $31K | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $764K | $69K | — | — | $34K | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $380K | $142K | $6,218 | — | $46K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $122K to 19 qualified donees:
- Sikh Human Development Foundation$26K
- Toronto Metropolitan University$15K
- Dhan Dhan Baba Budha Ji Gurdwara Sahib$11K
- Toronto Sikh Education Center$11K
- The Daughters for Life Foundation$10K
- One Girl Can Society$10K
- PIH Partners In Health Canada$10K
- Sikh Sangat of Canada$8,000
- Toronto Foundation for Student Success$5,000
- Epic$5,000
- The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund$5,000
- Fleming College Foundation$3,000
- Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada$1,000
- Dhan guru Nanak's charity foundation$500
- Young Men Sikh Association (ymsa) Charity Organization$500
- Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada Inc.$500
- Ontario Khalsa Darbar$200
- Gursewa Charitable Society$150
- Sri Guru Singh Sabha Woodstock$100
Received $3,242 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darshan Arora (executive director); Upkar Arora (director); Jagpreet Arora (director); Ranveer Arora (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shukrana Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 816167332RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.