The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Vancouver
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 123529810RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($720,662) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Vancouver is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $747K in revenue and $721K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $603K in 2024, the largest being $603K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $340K in 2020 to $747K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Held 19 spiritual gatherings (19 days feast) and observed baha'I holidays -held regular assembly meetings to develop programs for spreading the message of baha'I faith. -provided financial support to the national spiritual assembly of the baha'is of canada (associated charity) for its programs. -held virtual children and youth classes. -held virtual conferences and promoted unity in diversity. -held virtual meetings for the public to share the teachings of the baha'I faith. -held virtual devotional and prayer meetings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $747K | $721K | $118K | — | $603K | $226K |
| 2023 | $535K | $499K | $195K | — | $304K | $329K |
| 2022 | $457K | $520K | $104K | — | $414K | $210K |
| 2021 | $409K | $351K | $42K | — | $307K | $237K |
| 2020 | $340K | $325K | $81K | — | $243K | $217K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $603K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarvenaz Amanat (vice chairperson); Kamran Zamanian (director); Shohreh Rahmatian (director); Foad Shodjai (treasurer); Mark Carter (director); Simon Grandy (chairperson); Sahar Zandieh (director); Cyrus Greenall (secretary); Anees Khorram (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 Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123529810RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.