Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta
Charitable organization · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 858445794RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($390,569) as filed with the CRA.
Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $294K in revenue and $391K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $789.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $147K in 2020 to $294K in 2024.
In its own words
The buddhist temple of southern alberta advances regligion by promoting jodo shinshu buddhism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $294K | $391K | $178K | $24K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $203K | $390K | $183K | $18K | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $136K | $354K | $87K | $16K | $3,000 | $2M |
| 2021 | $157K | $336K | $80K | $2,146 | $3,000 | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $147K | $367K | $79K | $3,379 | $1,640 | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $789 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$67K
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 Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858445794RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.