Nalanda Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 119050466RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($395,907) as filed with the CRA.
Nalanda Foundation is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $971K in revenue and $396K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $326K in 2020 to $971K in 2024.
In its own words
Translation of tibetan and sanskrit religious writings into english. Publishing our translations commentaries and practice manuals as well as supporting their use internationally.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $971K | $396K | $288K | $7,686 | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $340K | $359K | $248K | $10K | — | $506K |
| 2022 | $268K | $301K | $264K | $10K | — | $525K |
| 2021 | $305K | $275K | $191K | $9,908 | — | $558K |
| 2020 | $326K | $279K | $185K | $10K | — | $528K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$289K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nalanda Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119050466RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.