Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Oakville
Charitable organization · Oakville, Ontario · BN 119159861RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($445,971) as filed with the CRA.
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Oakville is a charitable organization based in Oakville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $146K in revenue and $446K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $430K in 2024, the largest being $430K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $97K in 2020 to $146K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Held 19 spiritual gatherings of the community feasts. Observed holy days. Held regular meetings of the assembly to develop programs for spreading the message of the baha'I faith. Held devotional meetings study sessions childrens classes junior & youth classes. Also provided financial support to the national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada (associated charity) for its programs. Social outreach community building public education and study programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $146K | $446K | $16K | — | $430K | $202K |
| 2023 | $139K | $128K | $42K | — | $87K | $500K |
| 2022 | $93K | $184K | $8,743 | — | $175K | $489K |
| 2021 | $85K | $85K | $10K | — | $75K | $580K |
| 2020 | $97K | $83K | $22K | — | $61K | $577K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $430K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ramin Burney (treasurer); Maureen O'Neill (chair person); Vida Rosen (director); Brett Smith (secretary); Ramona Sobhani (director); Shahin Sobhani (director); Na'IM Vojdani (vice-chairperson); Bita Watts (director); Jane Zhong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Oakville’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119159861RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.