The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Ottawa/l'assemblee Spirituelle des Baha'is d'Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119159747RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($789,165) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Ottawa/l'assemblee Spirituelle des Baha'is d'Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $835K in revenue and $789K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $485K in 2024, the largest being $485K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Observed baha'I holy days. Held 19 regular spiritual gatherings of the local baha'I community. Organized the unit convention to elect delegates for the national baha'I convention. Held various conferences and gatherings for the education of baha'is and others. Provided city-wide moral education and community building programs open to all children youth and adults in ottawa. Provided financial support to the national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada (associated charity) for its programs. Established new youth programs - open to all. Held youth conferences and camps. …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $835K | $789K | — | — | $485K | $934K |
| 2023 | $783K | $1.3M | — | — | $926K | $776K |
| 2022 | $821K | $556K | — | — | $359K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $791K | $611K | — | — | $440K | $891K |
| 2020 | $750K | $864K | — | — | $614K | $711K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $485K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $50 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Phillippe Allard (director); Mahmoud Foroughi (director); Duncan Hanks (director); Negin Mina Hatam (director); Johanna Jochumsdottir (director); Lua Parsa (director); Nabil Seddigh (director); Shamim Taherzadeh (director); Shiva Yan (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 Ottawa/l'assemblee Spirituelle des Baha'is d'Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119159747RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.