Vedanta Society of Edmonton
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119282861RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($39,687) as filed with the CRA.
Vedanta Society of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $85K in revenue and $40K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $144.
Compared with 68 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,615 in 2020 to $85K in 2024.
In its own words
1) most sunday view lectures by monks on spirituality on line 2) practice breathing techniques yoga asanas discussions and meditations 3) personal growth awareness sanskrit language and mantra 4) project nirdhan : support charities in india that help women empowerment 5) classes on women's health and education especially children 6) hold retreats in fall and spring with spiritual guides.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $85K | $40K | $12K | $2,540 | — | $199K |
| 2023 | $3,167 | $21K | $3,050 | $1,623 | — | $151K |
| 2022 | $1,976 | $23K | — | $3,035 | — | $169K |
| 2021 | $2,356 | $18K | $1,000 | — | — | $99K |
| 2020 | $2,615 | $35K | $24K | — | $27K | $104K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $144 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vedanta Society of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119282861RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.