Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling
Charitable organization · Aurora, Ontario · BN 856455332RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,417,539) as filed with the CRA.
Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling is a charitable organization based in Aurora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $449K in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $238K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Prayer sessions - such as green tara mahakala amitabha etc. Buddhist teaching sessions butter lamps and flower offerings meditation and buddhist practice retreats.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $449K | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $265K | $274K | $195K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $428K | $266K | $140K | — | — | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $347K | $233K | $232K | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $349K | $394K | $392K | — | — | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $238K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$76K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tasi Dindu Lama (executive director); Betty Lam (secretary/director); Anthony Kwok (director); Tsering Dorjee (director); Nyima Dorje Sherpa (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856455332RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.