Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Hindu Temple of Toronto
Charitable organization · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 868057746RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,389,241) as filed with the CRA.
Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Hindu Temple of Toronto is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $140.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Organization provides daily religious prayer services such as poojas religious music gatherings and observations of holy days and festivals conducted in the temple by the hindu priest for the benefit of the public and members. Organization also provides free meals on certain holy days social services for the elderly and underprivellaged public or who needs help.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $2M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $940K | $906K | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $140 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$284K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vijayakumaran Panchadchara Iyer (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Hindu Temple of Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868057746RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.