Chin Yin Buddhist Society
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 139769103RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($280,401) as filed with the CRA.
Chin Yin Buddhist Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $328K in revenue and $280K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. 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 7 names.
In its own words
The following activities were held during the year: 1. We hold worship services (meditation and cultivation practice) weekly. 2. We provide free vegetarian lunch every sunday and during special ceremony. 3. We conduct sutra chanting for funeral services wedding blessing ceremonies and spiritual guidance upon request. 4. We distribute true buddha weekly newspaper a free publication that focuses on teachings of buddha and medictation techniques in edmonton. 5. We hold annual events such as blessing/bardo deliverance ceremonies cleansing & repentence and eight yidam celebration services…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $328K | $280K | $270K | — | — | $4.6M |
| 2023 | $335K | $288K | $277K | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $410K | $319K | $302K | — | — | $4.4M |
| 2021 | $385K | $275K | $260K | — | $1,000 | $4.3M |
| 2020 | $312K | $364K | $357K | — | — | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2 from 1 charity:
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$21K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yun Ho (president); Terence Kong (dharma & program); Maria Soong (treasurer); Chee Liaw (operations director); Yvonne Wong (secretary); Robert Rosinski (public relations director); Susy Foo (communication director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chin Yin Buddhist Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139769103RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.