The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Abbotsford
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 140348806RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($98,524) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Abbotsford is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $100K in revenue and $99K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% 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 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $96K in 2024, the largest being $96K 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 gathering for the community ('feasts') observed 9 baha'I holy days. Held regular devotional gatherins. Held regular meetings of the assembly to develop programs for spreading the message of baha'I faith worked with other regligious organizations in the community to promote racial harmony provided financial support to the national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada (associated charity) for its programs. Held regular children classes and junior youth activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100K | $99K | $2,543 | — | $96K | $11K |
| 2023 | $130K | $131K | $9,508 | — | $121K | $9,397 |
| 2022 | $104K | $103K | $4,075 | — | $99K | $10K |
| 2021 | $84K | $86K | $2,432 | — | $84K | $9,534 |
| 2020 | $100K | $100K | $10K | — | $90K | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $96K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Iraj Bahraini (chairman); Stephanie Glaspie (secretary); Avrom Malks (director); Soheil Jaberi (director); Nica Pourfallah (dirctor); Omid Noizadan (director); Mbuso Radebe (director); Farzad Tanha (treasurer); Neda Tanha (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Abbotsford’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140348806RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.