The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nelson
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 889140448RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($1,252) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $1,440 in revenue and $1,252 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% 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 2 qualified donees totalling $900 in 2024, the largest being $750 to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Regular weekly devotional program observation of 9 holy days study groups meetings to administer affairs of bahai community financial contributions to the national spiritual assembly of the bahais 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 | $1,440 | $1,252 | $352 | — | $900 | $1,303 |
| 2023 | $1,264 | $2,054 | $1,054 | — | $1,000 | $1,015 |
| 2022 | $1,474 | $1,220 | $950 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | $775 | $200 | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,700 | $2,123 | $1,304 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $900 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Randine Arnesen (director); Gretcher Jordan-Bastow (director); Patrick Lloyd (director); Debrora Oese-Lloyd (director); Fiona Armstrong (director); Andrew Couch (director); Mary Cowin (director); Orang Momtamian (director); Sandy Charette (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 Nelson’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889140448RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.