Vedanta Cultural Foundation Canada
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 833250293RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($240,104) as filed with the CRA.
Vedanta Cultural Foundation Canada is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $254K in revenue and $240K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 19% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. Minister Rangarajan conducted above 300 weekly online lectures on Vedanta & Sanathana Dharma ( Hindu Religion) 2. Gita series by Sunandaji was hosted over Zoom. About 900 people from North America attended. 3. Biweekly elearning forums were hosted online for elearners of Vedanta seniors & Youth thro the year. 4. Canada Summer Jobs project was implemented with 9 youth learning & rendering projects on Vedanta. 5. Religious guidance moral & spiritual counseling were provided online to followers seekers & families. 6. ?Aaranyaka & Upasana retreats held in May 2024 and Oct 2024 where over 60…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $254K | $240K | $217K | $7,351 | $0 | $170K |
| 2023 | $253K | $197K | $168K | $6,313 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $302K | $297K | $269K | $9,143 | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $142K | $137K | $132K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $198K | $188K | $173K | $5,440 | — | $141K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$113K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anoop Jairath (executive director & treasur); Divya Vijay Bhatt (director & secretary); Payal Khatwani (director); Anita Ohri (chair & director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vedanta Cultural Foundation Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833250293RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.