Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yellowknife
Private foundation · Yellowknife, Northwest Territories · BN 119160208RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($48,108) as filed with the CRA.
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yellowknife is a private foundation based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $30K in revenue and $48K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $37K in 2024, the largest being $37K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Held 19 spiritual gatherings of the community called '19 day feast'. Observed 11 holy days open to the public. Held devotional meetings study circles and classes for children and junior youth throughout the year. Provided financial support to national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada (associated charity) for its programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30K | $48K | $5,923 | — | $37K | $93K |
| 2023 | $36K | $35K | $13K | — | $17K | $112K |
| 2022 | $107K | $22K | — | — | $19K | $110K |
| 2021 | $26K | $3,685 | — | — | — | $28K |
| 2020 | $26K | $38K | $7,491 | — | $30K | $30K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $37K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Fennell (treasurer); Cheryl Fennell; Kayhan Nadji; Elaine Gillespie; Marie Lynn Bedingfield (vice-chairperson); Stephen Bedingfield (secretary); Elaine Girrior; Zhila Nadji (director); Sandra Stirling (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yellowknife’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119160208RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.