Kamtsang Choling Calgary Buddhist Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 891430324RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($44,127) as filed with the CRA.
Kamtsang Choling Calgary Buddhist Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $90K in revenue and $44K in expenditures.
In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $19.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4,037 in 2020 to $90K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We host weekly meditation and educational sessions open to the public; - we host free public lectures by visiting and local teachers of the karma kagyu school of buddhism. -we host meditation retreats and intensive workshops that provide education and an opportunity for personal development and finding intrinsic source of hapiness using the methods of the karma school of buddhism. -we operate a cooperative lending library of buddhist books and magazines - we operate a bookstore selling books and magazines.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90K | $44K | $43K | — | — | $211K |
| 2023 | $3,610 | $39K | $39K | — | — | $165K |
| 2022 | $75K | $41K | $41K | — | — | $200K |
| 2021 | $477 | $34K | $34K | — | — | $167K |
| 2020 | $4,037 | $44K | $44K | — | — | $198K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $19 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lori Lehnert (president); Russel Draper (vice president); Svitlana Sabourin (treasurer); Marina Levin (secretary); John Rynsburger (director); Kathleen Quinlan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kamtsang Choling Calgary Buddhist Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891430324RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.