Sikh Sangat of Canada
Charitable organization · Mono, Ontario · BN 797476694RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($262,632) as filed with the CRA.
Sikh Sangat of Canada is a charitable organization based in Mono, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $263K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,508.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 100% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $3,900 to Ontario Khalsa Darbar. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $41K in 2020 to $3.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Regularly Scheduled Programs each lasting between 1-4 hours were held in multiple cities across Canada and were attended by local congregations. These programs (usually weekly) included: • Kirtan (singing of hymns from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji) • Leader-led simran (meditative chanting) • Katha - discussions on Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji teachings These on-going programs took place in Sikh Gurdwaras (temple) or schools and were entirely volunteer-run. In 2023 across all cities in Canada we estimate that our volunteers spent in excess of 4 000 hours facilitating these programs. Ongoing pr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $263K | $257K | — | $190K | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $242K | $59K | $57K | — | — | $340K |
| 2022 | $40K | $38K | $36K | — | — | $133K |
| 2021 | $34K | $7,405 | $2,612 | — | — | $128K |
| 2020 | $41K | $17K | $15K | — | — | $103K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 2 qualified donees:
- Ontario Khalsa Darbar$3,900
- Guelph Sikh Society$1,100
Received $9,508 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tejinder Sidhu (chairperson); Michelle Grespan (director); Kenneth Short (secretary-treasurer); Sukhjinder Mavi (director); Balraj Sandhu (president); Avtar Matharu (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sikh Sangat of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 797476694RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.