Hamilton Buddhist Temple
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 118951490RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,762) as filed with the CRA.
Hamilton Buddhist Temple is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9,096 in revenue and $11K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $394.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $5,720 in 2024, the largest being $5,500 to Toronto Buddhist Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Conduct monthly religious services . Provide meditation sessions. In 2022 al services were provided virtually/onlline
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,096 | $11K | $4,649 | — | $5,720 | — |
| 2023 | $8,620 | $11K | $4,866 | — | $5,965 | $181K |
| 2022 | $9,886 | $10K | $4,014 | — | $6,040 | $184K |
| 2021 | $10K | $9,494 | $3,457 | — | $5,710 | $185K |
| 2020 | $6,840 | $8,033 | $4,306 | — | $3,595 | $184K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,720 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $394 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marlene Frazer (president); Frances Campbell (vice president/secretary); April Takeda (treasurer); Donna Koshiba (director); Christopher Hourmouzis (director); Raymond Nakano (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hamilton Buddhist Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118951490RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.