Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Saskatoon Inc.
Charitable organization · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 818185522RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($118,720) as filed with the CRA.
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Saskatoon Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $100K in revenue and $119K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,231.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $62K in 2020 to $100K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
1. Every Sunday Meditation Program (English Medium) 2. Once a Week Dhamma Sermon Online via Zoom or in-person (Sinhala Medium) 3. Once a Month Full Day Dhamma Program (Sil) (Sinhala Medium) 4. Every Friday Children's Dhamma Program-Online via Zoom (English Medium) 5. Once a Month Full Day Children's Dhamma Program (Sil) (English Medium)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100K | $119K | $3,671 | — | — | $78K |
| 2023 | $105K | $114K | $2,952 | — | — | $97K |
| 2022 | $96K | $81K | $2,572 | — | $0 | $145K |
| 2021 | $82K | $60K | $873 | — | $0 | $122K |
| 2020 | $62K | $45K | $0 | — | $0 | $110K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,231 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rev Diwlapitiye Jeewananda Thero (trustee); Rev Galenbindunuwewa Sirinanda Thero (chief resident monk); Nelanka Daya Pathiranage (president); Nalin Perera (vice-president); Kamal Gabadage (secretary); Rukshan Gayantha Jayakody Jayakody Arachchige Don (vice-secretary); Chandima Karunanayake (vice-treasurer); Anula Perera (trustee); Susantha Gomis (trustee); Viraj Peruma Baduge (treasurer); Mahesh Thilakarathne (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Saskatoon Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818185522RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.