Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community
Charitable organization · Canmore, Alberta · BN 817501760RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($68,772) as filed with the CRA.
Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community is a charitable organization based in Canmore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $70K in revenue and $69K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,792.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,000 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to Arrow River Forest Hermitage. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7,347 in 2020 to $70K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
TWICE A-WEEK MEDITATION GROUP;RETREATS WITH MONASTICS;LIBRARY;WEBSITE;ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT;PROVIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST MEDITATION WORKSHOPS;OPERATE MONASTERY WITH RESIDENT BHIKKHUNI;OFFER A SUTTA CONTEMPLATION GROUP ONCE-A-WEEK;FULL DAY MEDITATION ON MOON DAYS TWICE-A-MONTH. Children's program; twice a year
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $70K | $69K | $62K | — | $3,000 | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $103K | $29K | $29K | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $11K | $4,321 | $4,285 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $7,342 | $763 | $727 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $7,347 | $3,542 | $2,654 | — | $816 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $1,792 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Dumka (president); Franklyn Laxshimalla (member at large); Robyn Church (member at large (monastic)); Judy Pequegnat (member at large); Windyia Navaratne (member at large); Ryan Syme (treasurer); Dammika Bambaragama (secretary); Jan Hrabec (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 817501760RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.