Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 119286870RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($75,851) as filed with the CRA.
Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $76K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $396.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $54K in 2020 to $3.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Classes were held both in-person as well as online on various topics related to Hindu philosophies Vedanta on the lives of spiritual teachers and on sacred Hindu books like the Bhagavad Gita. Classes were held both in English and Hindi. Classes in English were held on Saturdays and classes in Hindi were held on Sundays. The classes were followed by questions and answers sessions and devotional songs both on Saturdays and Sundays. These classes were recorded and posted on the society's Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyMs6E-wSUAdod8g9SGZvQg/ ). Subscribers have increased and…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $76K | $69K | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $106K | $62K | $61K | — | — | $735K |
| 2022 | $109K | $54K | — | — | — | $692K |
| 2021 | $75K | $59K | $59K | — | — | $636K |
| 2020 | $54K | $49K | $49K | — | — | $621K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $396 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Swagato Mitra (treasurer); Shreya Nandy (secretary); Mrinal K. Chowdhury (director); Harbans Dinsa (director); Raj Rasoda (director); Vimohananda Swami (president); Brijbala Vaid (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119286870RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.