Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto
Charitable organization · Bethany, Ontario · BN 841314412RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($147,027) as filed with the CRA.
Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto is a charitable organization based in Bethany, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $182K in revenue and $147K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $958.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $19K in 2024, the largest being $19K to Tisarana Buddhist Monastery. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $87K in 2020 to $182K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Organized sponsored and provided additional funding for attendance at meditation retreats. 2. Organized and funded buddhist meditation sessions. 3. Granted scholarships for education in buddhist meditation. 4. On line weekly meditations and retreats
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $182K | $147K | $115K | — | $19K | $70K |
| 2023 | $100K | $106K | $92K | — | $1,300 | $34K |
| 2022 | $67K | $81K | $60K | — | $8,240 | $39K |
| 2021 | $80K | $67K | $40K | — | $10K | $55K |
| 2020 | $87K | $83K | $58K | — | $9,700 | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $19K to 2 qualified donees:
- Tisarana Buddhist Monastery$19K
- Sati Saraniya Hermitage$200
Received $958 from 3 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$31K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Bedard (president); Gordon Gibson (treasurer); Chris Freypons (vice president); Suzanne Senay (secretary); Susan Wnuk (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841314412RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.