Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Edmonton Ltd.
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 801325168RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($139,513) as filed with the CRA.
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Edmonton Ltd. is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $164K in revenue and $140K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $92K in 2020 to $164K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Conducting sermons and group discussions at the temple premises by the resident monks -weekly meditation sessions -special programs to celebrate the special occasions for buddhists -children's buddhist programs -youth buddhist programs -invoke blessings for those who come to temple -online sermons and group discussions -online invoking blessings for those who request them -bereavement religious ceremony -sermons and buddhist educational programs held at premises -sermons held at various community halls in edmonton
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $164K | $140K | $140K | $0 | — | $319K |
| 2023 | $132K | $145K | $48K | — | — | $291K |
| 2022 | $160K | $78K | $78K | — | — | $283K |
| 2021 | $95K | $81K | $80K | — | — | $285K |
| 2020 | $92K | $73K | $72K | — | — | $231K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $69 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diwlapitiye Jeewananda Thero (director); Mirahawatthe Waradewa Thero (director); Fernando Siyaguna (director); Niranjan Rathnagiri (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Edmonton Ltd.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801325168RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.