Alberta Buddhist Vihara Association
Charitable organization · Spruce Grove, Alberta · BN 893043646RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($92,246) as filed with the CRA.
Alberta Buddhist Vihara Association is a charitable organization based in Spruce Grove, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $121K in revenue and $92K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Alberta buddhist vahara association operates the alberta insight meditation centre which provides information and services to all those interested in the original teachings of buddga and buddhist meditation within the context of western culture. It also organizes programs and retreats for its members and general public with the view to help them obtain inner calmness/peace. The association also conducts programs for children where it teaches buddism meditation and how to live a compassionate life. As part of its effort to expand its services abva started a new series of programs in the libra…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121K | $92K | $37K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $232K | $98K | $46K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $116K | $62K | $28K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $118K | $59K | $15K | $0 | $0 | $985K |
| 2020 | $161K | $99K | $42K | $3,940 | — | $927K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $10K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Suseela Kotawaye (spiritual director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alberta Buddhist Vihara Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893043646RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.