Palyul Meditation Centre
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 765943667RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($216,806) as filed with the CRA.
Palyul Meditation Centre is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $771K in revenue and $217K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Chi Heng Foundation Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $157K in 2021 to $771K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Regular practice of buddhism religion and related education to the public
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $771K | $217K | $179K | — | $1,000 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $872K | $4.6M | $117K | — | $7,401 | $1M |
| 2022 | $443K | $214K | — | — | $900 | $406K |
| 2021 | $157K | $44K | $12K | — | $2,000 | $114K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
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$26K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tenzin Dorjee (director); Sonam Nyima (director); Tsechoe Tsechoe (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Palyul Meditation Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 765943667RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.