Satipatthana Meditation Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 824013551RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($28,004) as filed with the CRA.
Satipatthana Meditation Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $67K in revenue and $28K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $300 in 2020, the largest being $300 to Burmese Buddhist Society of BC.
In its own words
Classes were conducted by Sayar Myat using a combination of YouTube ZOOM and email. The teacher answered questions and corrected student practice by email and provided advice through one-on-one interviews. The Society's activities for the 2023-2024 year were as follows: Beginner----- 50 weekly classes----65 students Intermediate ----- 221 classes over 12 months Advanced ----- 108 dhamma talks were provided Sayalay Nana Malini a Theravada Buddhist nun conducted classes and retreats: 12 in-person weekly classes in Chinese and English---- 1-4 yogis attended Two 1-day retreats ----- 5 and …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $67K | $28K | $28K | — | $0 | $319K |
| 2023 | $34K | $12K | $11K | — | $0 | $280K |
| 2022 | $7,281 | $10K | $10K | — | $0 | $259K |
| 2021 | $6,552 | $8,896 | $0 | — | $0 | $260K |
| 2020 | $67K | $40K | $13K | — | $300 | $261K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $300 to 1 qualified donee:
- Burmese Buddhist Society of BC$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Satipatthana Meditation Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 824013551RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.