Buddhist Women's Sangha of Ontario
Charitable organization · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 899155014RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,209) as filed with the CRA.
Buddhist Women's Sangha of Ontario is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $23K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,934.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $6,021 to One City Peterborough. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $26K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Public meditation sessions Saturday morning and Wednesday evenings - meditation and discussions Daily morning and Wednesday evening Zoom meditation meetings Program meetings monthly Continued support of Buddhist monasteries hermitages and retreat centres Retreats organized with monastic and lay teachers Teaching sessions organized with monastic teachers and lay teachers Daily Zoom meditation meetings Outreach to local university
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $23K | $8,611 | — | $14K | $11K |
| 2023 | $17K | $16K | $5,691 | — | $9,364 | $9,246 |
| 2022 | $11K | $13K | — | — | $10K | — |
| 2021 | $11K | $12K | — | — | $9,639 | — |
| 2020 | $11K | $15K | $3,201 | — | $12K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 13 qualified donees:
- One City Peterborough$6,021
- Sati Saraniya Hermitage$2,400
- Tisarana Buddhist Monastery$2,400
- Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto$540
- Canadian Unicef Committee$445
- Cystic Fibrosis Canada / Fibrose Kystique Canada$435
- Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre$298
- Right to Learn Afghanistan$295
- YWCA Peterborough Haliburton$235
- Dharma Centre of Canada$175
- New Canadians Centre-Peterborough$100
- Youth Emergency Shelter of Peterborough Incorporated$95
- Her International$75
Received $1,934 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,934
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joanne Rowland (secretary); Elinor Wheeler (treasurer); Christine Diaz (director at large); Jane Wilson (director at large); Vicki Barkla (vice chair); Michelle Godfrey (chairperson); Karthik Elangovan (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Buddhist Women's Sangha of Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899155014RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.