Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple of Toronto
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 889206504RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($347,593) as filed with the CRA.
Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple of Toronto 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 $476K in revenue and $348K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $75K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% 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 $136K in 2024, the largest being $136K to Riwoche Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $145K in 2020 to $476K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Riwoche tibetan buddhist temple is located in toronto canada. Activities focus on the spiritual development of all sentient beings through teaching meditation practice and other means. Just as a skilled physician makes use of various remedies according to the needs of each patient so also are various methods used to guide students toward enlightenment and to benefit all beings. Drawing upon the wisdom of all schools of buddhism teachings at riwoche tibetan buddhist temple emphasize tantric or vajrayana buddhism an unique and effective collection of teachings and practices particularly ap…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $476K | $348K | $120K | — | $136K | $246K |
| 2023 | $382K | $316K | $130K | — | $136K | $117K |
| 2022 | $162K | $243K | $174K | — | — | $51K |
| 2021 | $174K | $169K | $103K | — | — | $132K |
| 2020 | $145K | $158K | $102K | — | $37 | $127K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $136K to 1 qualified donee:
- Riwoche Society$136K
Received $75K from 4 charities:
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$3,286
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diane Costa (chair); Michele Kuhlmann (director); Carly Wong (director); Kesang Lama (co-treasurer); Luke Poortinga (co-treasurer); Tsultrim Norbu (director); Tseten Dolkar (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple of Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889206504RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.