Urja
Private foundation · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 759678923RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($21,551) as filed with the CRA.
Urja is a private foundation based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $22K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 54% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,477.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,101 in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To relieve poverty by providing shelter food and other necessities of life to impoverished girls and women who are victims of sex trafficking and providing financial support for such victims to acquire the skills needed to obtain gainful employment; promoted health by providing counselling and treatment programs; all the work under-taken by urja was by volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $22K | $21K | — | — | $1,392 |
| 2023 | $11K | $20K | $20K | — | — | $5,260 |
| 2022 | $13K | $586 | — | — | — | $14K |
| 2021 | $9,530 | $10K | $9,035 | — | — | $1,572 |
| 2020 | $2,101 | $1,320 | $1,300 | — | — | $2,336 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,477 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Nilnayan Shah (director); Karim Manji (treasurer); Priti Shah (president).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Urja’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 759678923RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.