Samudra Buddhist Centre
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 827289927RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($82,694) as filed with the CRA.
Samudra Buddhist Centre is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $91K in revenue and $83K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,576.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. 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 $56K in 2020 to $91K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We are one of a worldwide association of religious centres. We offer classes in mahayana buddhism along with meditations. We provide general program classes and study programs and retreats and workshops in hamilton and st. Catharines
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $91K | $83K | $12K | — | — | $238K |
| 2023 | $99K | $79K | $56K | — | — | $226K |
| 2022 | $74K | $63K | $60K | — | — | $226K |
| 2021 | $103K | $60K | $56K | — | $0 | $211K |
| 2020 | $56K | $59K | — | — | — | $174K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,576 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,576
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$5,700
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Sanderson (director); Nishaan Parbhoo (director); Dianne Cunningham (ad-owner); Marcos Amaral (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Samudra Buddhist Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 827289927RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.