Karma Sonam Dargye Ling the Canadian Seat of His Holiness the 17TH Gyalwa Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118977867RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,545,210) as filed with the CRA.
Karma Sonam Dargye Ling the Canadian Seat of His Holiness the 17TH Gyalwa Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $3.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $307K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Daily practice of buddhism regular philosophy teachings practice retreats and blessing ceremonies. Accommodation for resident monks. Hosting visiting teachers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $3.5M | $3M | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $6M |
| 2022 | $4.8M | $3.2M | $3.2M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $270K | $354K | $344K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $307K | $274K | $266K | — | — | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $50 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tenzin Lama (president); Galo Gala; Andrew Stefanowicz; Buck Ursula (treasurer); Pema Dolkar; Rinzin Choedon; Mirkarimi Ali.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Karma Sonam Dargye Ling the Canadian Seat of His Holiness the 17TH Gyalwa Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118977867RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.