Buddhist Congress of Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 885171546RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,989) as filed with the CRA.
Buddhist Congress of Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $185K in revenue and $65K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $197K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $92K in 2020 to $185K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Daily monthly annual and special dhamma programs meditation sessions virtual and in-person. Delivering lectures sunday school programs for children delivered lectures meditation sessions in other cities helping homeless and food banks in ottawa dhamma lectures by visiting teachers in-door and out-door meditation
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $185K | $65K | $60K | $5,259 | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $208K | $64K | $56K | $7,181 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $195K | $57K | $46K | $6,392 | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $116K | $61K | — | $20 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $92K | $76K | $76K | $30 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $197K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nugagalayaye Jinananda (president); Mahagama Suneetha (director); Indika Wijetunga (director); Manoj De Silva (treasurer); Geethaka Thenuwara (secretary); Naradha Kodithuwakku (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Buddhist Congress of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885171546RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.