The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Colwood
Private foundation · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119256949RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($21,083) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Colwood is a private foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $22K in revenue and $21K 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 66% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $20K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Some meetings were held on Zoom this year. The Spiritual Assembly held Feasts in one another's homes every Baha'i month 19 in all and celebrated our 9 Holy Days. We held Ruhi study classes and once a month in person Devotional Meetings. Our Spiritual Assembly hosted a Reflection Gathering for the Westshore communities and organized the Unit Convention to elect the representative to attend the election of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada. The Assembly provided financial support to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada. Also individuals in the com…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22K | $21K | $656 | — | $20K | $1,990 |
| 2023 | $24K | $25K | $2,335 | — | $21K | $1,605 |
| 2022 | $22K | $23K | $1,498 | — | $21K | $1,862 |
| 2021 | $21K | $21K | $780 | — | $20K | $2,248 |
| 2020 | $20K | $21K | $1,007 | — | $19K | $1,960 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolina Baker (member); Wendy Bell (treasurer); Greg Bell (member); Dwane Yanch (member); Veronica Shakeri (member); Mark Baker (member); Farzin Behji (member); Sandra Grant (secretary); Nancy Harper (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Colwood’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119256949RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.