Seu Kwang Sa Buddhist Temple Society Branch of Tong Do Sa Buddhist Temple Chogye Order Korea
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 140914706RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($227,752) as filed with the CRA.
Seu Kwang Sa Buddhist Temple Society Branch of Tong Do Sa Buddhist Temple Chogye Order Korea is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $238K in revenue and $228K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% 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 $142K in 2020 to $238K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. To operate a Buddhist Temple for religious training worship and ceremony 2. To communicate and exchange visits among Buddhist ally masters teachers and students 3. To purse the fundamental objects of traditional Korean Buddhist which are to attain spiritual awakening and to save human being from suffering through the Buddhist ideology of compassion 4. To provide food to those needed 5. To help new comers from Korea to settle down in Canada 6. To provide education of Korea language to those interested
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $238K | $228K | $140K | — | — | $848K |
| 2023 | $171K | $182K | $118K | — | — | $838K |
| 2022 | $179K | $144K | $121K | — | — | $848K |
| 2021 | $136K | $144K | $81K | — | — | $813K |
| 2020 | $142K | $150K | $43K | — | — | $820K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$26K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jaeryang Lee (president); Seungseob Roh (vice president); Byung Sang Lee (secretary treasurer); Jin Soo Lee (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Seu Kwang Sa Buddhist Temple Society Branch of Tong Do Sa Buddhist Temple Chogye Order Korea’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140914706RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.