Kelowna Buddhist Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 132024043RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($222,994) as filed with the CRA.
Kelowna Buddhist Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $262K in revenue and $223K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $7,608.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $97K in 2020 to $262K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Conducted in person services twice monthly which were also available on-line. All services are open to the public. Visits to shut-in and hospitalized members. Visits from local schools are encouraged and hosted to teach Buddhist traditions. Weekly meditation sessions. Hosts Japanese language school taiko drumming practices and dancing classes
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262K | $223K | $81K | $7,660 | — | $3.6M |
| 2023 | $152K | $121K | $121K | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $105K | — | — | — | — | $3M |
| 2021 | $99K | $57K | $57K | — | $0 | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $97K | $71K | — | — | — | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,608 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,608
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$63K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pegi Uyeyama (president); Joyce Favell (secretary); Derek Mayeda (treasurer); Theodore Suzuki (director); Maureen Hatanaka (director); Junko Charpentier (director); Peggy Tanaka (director); Christopher Mayeda (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kelowna Buddhist Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132024043RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.