The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Squamish
Private foundation · Squamish, British Columbia · BN 858604648RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($18,753) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Squamish is a private foundation based in Squamish, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $19K in revenue and $19K 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 35% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $16K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Held 19 feasts (spiritual gatherings)/observed 10 baha'I anniversaries and festivals (holy days)/held devotional meetings study classes children's classes/held 20 spiritual assembly meetings to develop programs for spreading message of the baha'I faith and to administer the affairs of the local baha'I community/participated in multifaith thanksgiving food drive/held annual community picnic/participated in multicultural event/advertised monthly in local newspaper/provided financial support to national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada (associated charity). Some meetings were held vi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19K | $19K | — | — | $16K | $2,463 |
| 2023 | $19K | $21K | — | — | $18K | $2,112 |
| 2022 | $19K | $21K | — | — | $17K | $4,381 |
| 2021 | $19K | $18K | — | — | $15K | $6,768 |
| 2020 | $19K | $18K | $3,844 | — | $14K | $6,438 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edward Dorosh (director); Loretta Cloutier (secretary); Loretta Cloutier (secretary); Iman Ostavar (chairman); Hong (janet) Shen (director); Geraldine Guilfoyle (treasurer); Francis Guilfoyle; Jamshid Maleki Vadeghani (director); Roxanne Mooney (director); Porsha Shams (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 Squamish’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858604648RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.