Gampo Abbey Monastic Society
Charitable organization · Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia · BN 793609876RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($301,872) as filed with the CRA.
Gampo Abbey Monastic Society is a charitable organization based in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $317K in revenue and $302K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $87K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $275K in 2024, the largest being $275K to The Shambhala Canada Society Gampo Abbey Division. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $541K in 2021 to $317K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Gampo Abbey Monastic Society continued its fund raising activities to: foster and support a Buddhist Monastic community dedicated to the founding vision of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche; assist with and support the operation of a monastery to sustain this monastic community; espouse practice and preserve the braided lineage of teachings Trungpa Rinpoche presented for the purpose of maintaining training and educating Buddhist nuns monks and laypersons
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $317K | $302K | — | — | $275K | $567K |
| 2023 | $302K | $305K | — | $309 | $300K | $552K |
| 2022 | $369K | $318K | — | — | $315K | $574K |
| 2021 | $541K | $17K | — | — | $15K | $523K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $275K to 1 qualified donee:
- The Shambhala Canada Society Gampo Abbey Division$275K
Received $87K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pema Chodron (president); Aaron Klokeid (vice-president); Louise Collin (director); Leslie Ste Marie (director - secretary/treasurer); Diane-Joycelyn Cote (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gampo Abbey Monastic Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793609876RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.