The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Ladysmith
Private foundation · Ladysmith, British Columbia · BN 887390060RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($32,594) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Ladysmith is a private foundation based in Ladysmith, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $32K in revenue and $33K 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 55% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $31K in 2024, the largest being $31K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,130 in 2020 to $32K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Held 19 day feasts; observed 9 baha'I holy days; held regular meetings; held devotional gatherings; provided financial support to teh national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada for its programs (associated charity)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32K | $33K | $853 | — | $31K | $1,220 |
| 2023 | $24K | $24K | $859 | — | $23K | $1,359 |
| 2022 | $12K | $11K | $859 | — | $10K | $1,323 |
| 2021 | $9,325 | $8,907 | $751 | — | $7,935 | $1,259 |
| 2020 | $8,130 | $8,227 | $1,375 | — | $6,420 | $1,050 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $31K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alexander Christensen (treasurer); Abbas Farahbakhsh (director); Shannon Farahbakhsh (chairperson); Frank Ercul (director); Gertruda Reynen (director); William Sims (vice chairperson).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Ladysmith’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887390060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.