Dzongkar Choede Buddhist Culture Centre
Charitable organization · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 725771885RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($24,084) as filed with the CRA.
Dzongkar Choede Buddhist Culture Centre is a charitable organization based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $300K in revenue and $24K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,212.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% 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 $57K in 2020 to $300K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To advance religion by teaching and preaching the religious tenets doctrines and observances associated with buddhism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $300K | $24K | $23K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $65K | $5,393 | $5,091 | — | — | $840K |
| 2022 | $161K | $1,734 | $100 | — | — | $781K |
| 2021 | $549K | $6,571 | $3,806 | — | — | $621K |
| 2020 | $57K | $134 | — | — | — | $79K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,212 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tenzin Yangdak (president); Namgyal Dolker (secretary); Jampa Choedak (treasurer); Lobsang Chojor (treasurer); Tenzin Nordhen (vice president); Thupten Lekshey (asst. accountant); Jampa Chojor (public relation); Thupten Tsultrim (cultural coordinator); Jampa Yeshi (asst. coordinator); Jampa Norbu (director); Thupten Rigsang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dzongkar Choede Buddhist Culture Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 725771885RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.