Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 899332027RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($300,405) as filed with the CRA.
Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $300K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,092.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $31K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $475K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The association held classes and seminars on the teachings of buddha. The association printed booklets on buddhism and distributed to interest parties free. The association held meditation class and practice.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $300K | $273K | — | $31K | $8.9M |
| 2023 | $867K | $414K | $391K | — | $11K | $8.1M |
| 2022 | $619K | $375K | $348K | — | $16K | $7.5M |
| 2021 | $575K | $268K | $244K | — | $15K | $7.1M |
| 2020 | $475K | $401K | $378K | — | $15K | $6.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $31K to 5 qualified donees:
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$15K
- World Vision Canada$5,880
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (unhcr Canada)$5,000
- Thrangu Monastery Association$5,000
- The Dharma Centre of Canada$500
Received $1,092 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hung-Lung Hung (director); Wen-Song Luh (director); Mei-Hwei Lin (director); LI-Chuan Huang (director); Hao-Wen Chu (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899332027RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.