Centre Bouddhiste Kadampa Tara
Charitable organization · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 815298781RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,464) as filed with the CRA.
Centre Bouddhiste Kadampa Tara is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $60K in revenue and $55K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,756.
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. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Cours hebdomadaires à thème méditations guidées ateliers avec des thèmes sur l'actualité et retraites. Toutes ces activités sont données en conformité avec les trois programmes mis en place par vénérable guéshé kelsang gyatso. Nous avons 22 bénévoles qui aident le centre a livrés ces programmes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $60K | $55K | $53K | — | — | $34K |
| 2023 | $48K | $51K | $49K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $46K | $48K | $47K | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $38K | $35K | $34K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $45K | $42K | $40K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,756 from 1 charity:
- Fondation Desjardins$1,756
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$8,368
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean Ouellette (président); Luisa Diaz (trésorière); Lacombe Claire (directrice admin); Amaral Marcos (secrétaire).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre Bouddhiste Kadampa Tara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 815298781RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.