Dharma Joy Buddhist Temple
Charitable organization · Merrickville, Ontario · BN 783362270RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($40,218) as filed with the CRA.
Dharma Joy Buddhist Temple is a charitable organization based in Merrickville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $77K in revenue and $40K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $229.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% 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 3 names.
In its own words
Teach and demonstrate Buddhism religion. Establishes support workshop on Buddhism faith. Support and maintain missions for propagating the Buddhism faith. Maintain and establish a religious study for the community. Weekly worship services. Provides a place of worship. Educating members on tenets of Buddhism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $77K | $40K | $38K | — | $0 | $401K |
| 2023 | $74K | $36K | $35K | — | $0 | $365K |
| 2022 | $85K | $31K | $28K | — | $436 | $327K |
| 2021 | $262K | $186K | $182K | — | — | $273K |
| 2020 | $56K | $24K | $19K | — | — | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $229 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$14K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Huey-Kien Tan (president); Yuen Wah Tsang (secretary); Mui Heng Tan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dharma Joy Buddhist Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 783362270RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.