The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Winnipeg
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119159994RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-20. Split of total expenditures ($148,530) as filed with the CRA.
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Winnipeg is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 20, 2024, it reported $103K in revenue and $149K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% 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 19% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $73K in 2024, the largest being $73K to L'Assemblée Spirituelle Nationale des Baha'is du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
During the this fiscal period the spiritual assembly of the bahais of winnipeg carried on its usual activities of holding 19 day feast (hybrid) celebrate/commemorate the 9 holy days hold weekly assembly meetings appoint some committess to help with the various functions of the assembly. A task force was appointed to study and implement vulnerable sector training police check requirements etc. Assembly also helped with the neighborhood children class and junior youth / youth moral education and empowerment activities. Assembly helped other bahai institutions in organizing short junior you…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $103K | $149K | — | — | $73K | $621K |
| 2023 | $111K | $1.3M | — | — | $62K | $580K |
| 2022 | $131K | $104K | — | — | $79K | $444K |
| 2021 | $112K | $113K | — | — | $76K | $416K |
| 2020 | $112K | $101K | — | — | $36K | $412K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $73K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Payam Towfigh (treasurer); Roderick Sasaki (director); Christienne Paul (secretary); Taied Shaeri (director); Angeline Dang I Ai (chair-person); Shahda Martin (director); Jordan Bighorn (director); Sveltana Pepin (director); Afsaneh Oliver-Haghsgenas (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Winnipeg’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119159994RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.