British Columbia Insight Meditation Society
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 851430322RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($403,001) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Insight Meditation Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $416K in revenue and $403K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $73K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $87K in 2020 to $416K in 2024.
In its own words
We publish a newsletter monthly. We offer introductory meditation classes and dharma courses 6-10 times per year. We hold meditation groups weekly. We offer online or in-person day-long or weekend non-residential retreats 7-9 times per year. We offer online or residential longer meditation retreats 5-8 times a year. We work to make the teachings accessible to everyone regardless of their means.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $416K | $403K | $360K | — | $5,250 | $234K |
| 2023 | $376K | $324K | $305K | $3,850 | $0 | $221K |
| 2022 | $295K | $224K | $187K | $0 | $0 | $169K |
| 2021 | $119K | $116K | $103K | $978 | $0 | $125K |
| 2020 | $87K | $57K | $46K | — | $0 | $121K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $73K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Insight Meditation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851430322RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.