Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 861356970RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($527,221) as filed with the CRA.
Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $539K in revenue and $527K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Kadampa meditation centre canada (kmcc) is a buddhist temple in toronto that offers meditation classes to the general public study programs and retreats throughout the toronto area. Kmcc also runs tharpa publications canada that distributes buddhist books and prayer booklets to make buddhist teachings accessible to the general public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $539K | $527K | $517K | $1,502 | — | $4.6M |
| 2023 | $487K | $634K | $627K | $1,356 | $0 | $4.6M |
| 2022 | $518K | $483K | $473K | $782 | — | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $556K | $372K | — | — | — | $4.7M |
| 2020 | $426K | $347K | $325K | $0 | — | $4.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$27K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Wright (general spiritual director); Henry Shefveland (deputy spiritual director); Steve Cowing (president); Ian Tuttell (secretary); Rose Hirano (signing officer); Poo Ling Chua (director); Eng Chuen Chuah (director); Betty Whitehouse (director); Marcos Amaral (administrative director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861356970RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.