Siddhartha's Intent Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 891157984RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($345,206) as filed with the CRA.
Siddhartha's Intent Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $559K in revenue and $345K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $90K in 2020 to $559K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Operation and maintenance of the sea to sky retreat centre near whistler bc. The centre offers buddhist religious instruction meditation practice and retreat opportunities. 2. Regular study and practice session in vancouver bc and halifax nova scotia. 3. Archiving of recorded buddhist teachings and making them available for public distribution. 4. Management of the dharma gar program a long-term long-distance version of the traditional 3-year retreat. 5. The society supports the translation of buddhism scripture into english by a specific project affiliated with the society.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $559K | $345K | $303K | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $422K | $262K | $229K | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $109K | $257K | $181K | — | $50K | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $178K | $246K | $158K | — | $50K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $90K | $207K | $117K | — | $50K | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dzongsar Khyentse (director & president); Rika Uto (director & vice president); David Tracey (director & secretary); Can Zhang (director & treasurer); Zachary Ansley (director); Jilda Lillian Baryluk (assistant treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Siddhartha's Intent Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891157984RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.