Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118885060RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,259,580) as filed with the CRA.
Dharma Realm Buddhist Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6.8M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,868.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.2M in 2020 to $6.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
Gold buddha monastery: 1/5 medicine master repentance. 1/28 lunar new year event. 1/29-2/4 three thousand repentance. 3/2 medicine master repentance. 3/16 guan yin bodhisattva’s birthday. 4/6 medicine master repentance. 5/4 bathing buddha festival. 5/25 medicine master repentance. 6/1 anniversary of ven. Master hua’s entering nirvana. 6/1-6/21 avatamsaka utra recitation. 7/6 medicine master repentance. 7/13 guan yin bodhisattva’s enlightenment. 8/23-9-21 earth store recitation. 8/31 celebration of ullambana. 9/22-9/29 repentance of emporor liang. 10/5 medicine master repentance. 11/2 guan yin …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.8M | $2.3M | $2M | — | — | $50.4M |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $2.5M | $2.2M | — | — | $45.9M |
| 2022 | $6.8M | $1.3M | $983K | — | — | $42.2M |
| 2021 | $5.2M | $1.1M | $872K | — | — | $36.6M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $764K | $595K | — | — | $32.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,868 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$15K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Franklin Weber Heng Lai SHR (president); Losi Jeanne Larrick Heng Chih SHR (v president); Cheng Kun Tang Jin Yu (director); Mei Ling Wu Heng Lung SHR (director); Der Jenn Wei Heng Yi SHR (director); Yoke Eng Lee Heng Jung SHR (treasurer); Sow Phang Yap Heng Syun SHR (director); Chiu Chin Lin Jin Yu SHR (director); Shu Yen Lin Jin Kang SHR (director); Kwei Yin Chuang Jin Shen SHR (director); Ngian Khim Lee Jin Shu SHR (director); Xue Fang Lai Jin Ji SHR (director); Huay See Lee Jin Tao (director); Bessie Tsui (director); Elaine Yee Ling Ginn (secretary); Ranee Kwai Chun Chan (director); Shine Yu Yang (director); Yeow Lee Chan (secretary); Yit Fun Ting (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dharma Realm Buddhist Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118885060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.