Hai an Buddhist Society
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 868571407RR0002 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($129,573) as filed with the CRA.
Hai an Buddhist Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $63K in revenue and $130K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,000.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,381 in 2020 to $63K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Worship and meditation classes delivering lectures in buddhism periodically inviting buddhist monks and nuns to perform buddhist ceremonies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $63K | $130K | $130K | — | — | $810K |
| 2023 | $131K | $88K | $88K | — | — | $731K |
| 2022 | $4,830 | $5,819 | $5,782 | — | $0 | $633K |
| 2021 | $8,054 | $14K | — | — | $100 | $575K |
| 2020 | $5,381 | $8,516 | $7,459 | — | $1,000 | $450K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $6,000 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Minh Vo; Tonnu Leba; Nga Nguyen; Hoa Dinh; Long Bui.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hai an Buddhist Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868571407RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.