Nalandabodhi Foundation
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 886472679RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($234,173) as filed with the CRA.
Nalandabodhi Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $444K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1.
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 reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Guided Meditation Classes and Instruction; On-going Buddhism Curriculum Programs; Public Seminars and Teachings in Buddhism related topics; Spiritual Religious Counsellings Bodhi Heart Sponsorship project for refugees in Nepal India and (Tibet) China; Tibetan Language Classes; Guided meditation and Study Retreat Programs; Offer Personal/Solitude Retreat Programs at our Remote Retreat Centre; Guided Meditation Instructions and Buddhism Curriculum teachings on-line via zoom.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $444K | $234K | $234K | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $266K | $227K | $227K | — | — | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $394K | $281K | $281K | — | — | $4.3M |
| 2021 | $697K | $673K | $673K | — | — | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $318K | $354K | $354K | — | $200 | $3.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$25K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche (director); Rabten Tshering (director); Laura McRae (chair personédirector); Joyce Lam (director); Alan Samuel Perello (director); Stella Young (director); Connie McGregor (treasurer/director); Alannah Wells (director); David Palmer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nalandabodhi Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886472679RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.