Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling Association
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 888114865RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($133,604) as filed with the CRA.
Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling Association 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 $358K in revenue and $134K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% 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 grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2020 to $358K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Regular buddhist sadhana prayer puja and meditation practice sessions online over zoom and at centre. 2. Special buddhist dharma teaching and discussion programs online over zoom and at centre. 3. Archiving of recorded buddhism teachings and making them available for public distribution
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $358K | $134K | $130K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2023 | $140K | $82K | $78K | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $70K | $53K | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $50K | $37K | $35K | — | — | $659K |
| 2020 | $48K | $24K | $22K | — | — | $646K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 2 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$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leila Clogg (secretary); Yao-Hsien (andrew) Hwang (vice president); Judy Wei-Fung Cheng (treasurer); Gyana Vajra Sakya (president); Aleeta Grant (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888114865RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.