Riwoche Society
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 889401998RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($147,330) as filed with the CRA.
Riwoche Society is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $237K in revenue and $147K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 57% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $136K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% 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.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $706K in 2020 to $237K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Riwoche society is located in toronto canada. The purpose is to provide traditional riwoche buddhist studies in the greater toronto region as well as to support traditional religious art training. Activities focuses on the spiritual development of all sentient beings through teaching meditation practice and other means.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $237K | $147K | $98K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $319K | $280K | $231K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $146K | $122K | $20K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $97K | $136K | $24K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $706K | $104K | $17K | — | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $136K 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$31K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michele Kuhlmann (vice chair); Sonam Yangchen (chair); Sonam Lama (spiritual director); Kesang Lama (secretary); Luke Poortinga (treasurer); Tenpa Gurmey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Riwoche Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889401998RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.