Calgary Buddhist Meditation Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 856613039RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($930,560) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary Buddhist Meditation Society 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 $1M in revenue and $931K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $976K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $529K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We provide funds for the operational costs such as food clothing coal and staff salaries for the Waritan Orphanage School (Zaduo Qinghai Province China). -We provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the Zaduo Welfare Hospital (Zaduo Qinghai Province China). -We provide funds for the rebuilding of the Waritan Orpahanage School which was damaged by the April 14 2010 Yushu earthquake. -We provide funds for the building of a new school and dorms for the students of the Kham Gegye Dzogchen Monastery School. (Zaduo Qinghai Province China). -We provide funds for the food and cl…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $931K | $930K | — | — | $252K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | — | $154K |
| 2022 | $780K | $725K | — | — | — | $83K |
| 2021 | $900K | $941K | — | — | — | $29K |
| 2020 | $529K | $547K | — | — | — | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $976K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sonam Topgyal (president); Doris Hubbard (secretary); Daniel Carlson (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary Buddhist Meditation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856613039RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.