Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 814679429RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,648) as filed with the CRA.
Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $72K in revenue and $56K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,397.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% 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 $41K in 2020 to $72K in 2024.
In its own words
GENERAL PROGRAM - The purpose is to introduce basic Buddhist teachings and meditation according to the tradition of Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa that help the practitioner deepen his/her/their knowledge and experience of Buddhism. The program is based on the commentaries by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $72K | $56K | $56K | — | — | $109K |
| 2023 | $68K | $52K | $52K | — | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $60K | $43K | $43K | — | $0 | $74K |
| 2021 | $72K | $34K | $34K | — | $0 | $58K |
| 2020 | $41K | $37K | $37K | — | $0 | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,397 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$18K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814679429RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.