Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute Inc.
Charitable organization · Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island · BN 818232480RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,345,713) as filed with the CRA.
Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute Inc. is a charitable organization based in Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $17.1M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 322 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. Preserve study and understand buddhist teachings in hopes of spreading compassion and wisdom 2. Establish and offer a distinguished buddhist curriculum and learning environment for females. 3. Put our faith into everyday practice by helping out and giving back to our community (eg. Mindfulness sessions spiritual retreats tree planting roadside cleanup interfaith dialogue translations etc.)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.1M | $5.3M | $2.7M | — | — | $87.5M |
| 2023 | $14M | $4M | $1.7M | — | — | $75.8M |
| 2021 | $15.8M | $3.5M | $1.6M | — | — | $53.7M |
| 2020 | $18.8M | $5.3M | $3.7M | — | — | $41.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $500K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions322
- Total compensation, all staff$162K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yang-Yu Lai (president director); Hung-Tzu Huang (signing officer); Jui-Yu Hsu (director); Yi-Hsuan Chen (signing officer); I-Tung Chen (treasurer director); Hsiao-Cheng Lee (vice-president director); Yu-Lun Lin (secretary director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818232480RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.