Chan Buddhist Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Cobourg, Ontario · BN 847403706RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($339,671) as filed with the CRA.
Chan Buddhist Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Cobourg, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $202K in revenue and $340K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,000.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $7,071 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to The Mahayana Pure Land Temple. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $102K in 2020 to $202K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $202K | $340K | $234K | $99K | $7,071 | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $195K | $287K | $278K | $7,300 | $1,580 | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $223K | $134K | $134K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $181K | $121K | $121K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $102K | $120K | $120K | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7,071 to 4 qualified donees:
- The Mahayana Pure Land Temple$3,000
- Buddhist Prajna Temple$2,000
- Cham Shan Temple$1,071
- Mui Kwok Buddhist Temple$1,000
Received $3,000 from 2 charities:
- Buddhist Prajna Temple$2,000
- Ching Far Temple$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alfred Kam (director); Seung Tong Cheung (director); Jian Zhong Huang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chan Buddhist Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 847403706RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.