Calgary Buddhist Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118823228RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($104,095) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary Buddhist Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $161K in revenue and $104K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,292 in 2024, the largest being $3,292 to Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $161K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Support and propagate the religious tenets of jodo shinshu buddhism in calgary by the following; conduct weekly services conduct weddings and funerals conduct dharma school for children conduct classes on meditation and religious study hold special events for members and community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $161K | $104K | $93K | $5,778 | $3,292 | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $137K | $106K | $100K | $3,734 | $327 | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $184K | $91K | $89K | $1,189 | — | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $122K | $94K | $77K | $14K | $1,355 | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $19K | — | — | — | — | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,292 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $14K 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$54K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Seiko Masuda (treasurer); Laura Sugimoto (director); Ken Nishi (director); Laurie Takeda (director); Lester Ikuta (director); Susan Kitagawa.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary Buddhist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118823228RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.