Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 868264409RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($97,023) as filed with the CRA.
Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $118K in revenue and $97K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $61K in 2020 to $118K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre (AKBC) carried out its purpose by providing authentic Buddhist teachings services and practices in accordance with the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) lineage. AKBC provides a fully ordained and qualified teacher to lead 3 study programs as follows: the General Program (GP) the Foundation Program (FP) and the Teacher Training Program (TTP). These programs are available to the public and are offered at the AKBC main centre a leased location and at various sites in Calgary and the surrounding area. In addition our ordained teacher leads authentic Buddhist …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118K | $97K | $97K | — | $0 | $65K |
| 2023 | $111K | $100K | $100K | — | $71 | $35K |
| 2022 | $74K | $77K | $74K | — | — | $34K |
| 2021 | $72K | $66K | $63K | — | — | $37K |
| 2020 | $61K | $52K | $50K | — | — | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$6,528
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Barlow (director); Jean Kalamarz (education program coordinator); Dustun Iverson (director); Sando David (administrative director); Lucila McElroy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868264409RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.