Po Lam Buddhist Association
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 892771767RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,318,570) as filed with the CRA.
Po Lam Buddhist Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $4,000 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3.9M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Counseling for the bereaved and the ill; providing meditation classes at b.c. Prisons youth addiction treatment center schools and general public; - special religious services including retreats repentance services celebrations etc. -teachings given by reverend nuns on weekly online dharma teachings and meditations and other relevant buddhism topics. -weekly and monthly teachings and discussions on buddhism for other visiting disciples and lay persons. -telephone spiritual counseling to inmates and other referrals. -circulation of books audio media and visual media on buddhism to ot…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2M | $30K | $4,000 | $12.6M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $19K | $2,002 | $11M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $26K | $6,305 | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $5.8M | $484K | $390K | $22K | — | $8.6M |
| 2020 | $3.9M | $592K | $445K | $30K | $31K | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,000 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $16K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$175K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yin Kit Sik (president); Kit Lin Chan (director); Linda Wong-Fung (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Po Lam Buddhist Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892771767RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.