Soka Gakkai International Association of Canada Association de la Soka Gakkai Internationale du Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 129849899RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,001,932) as filed with the CRA.
Soka Gakkai International Association of Canada Association de la Soka Gakkai Internationale du Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.9M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2M in 2020 to $3.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Activities to promote nichiren buddhism and humanistic values across canada in accordance with the teachings of nichiren buddhism. Sgi canada centres are located in bc alberta ontario and quebec.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $2M | $1.2M | — | — | $28.4M |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $2.3M | $1.6M | — | — | $26.5M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.3M | — | — | $25.5M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $1.9M | $1.3M | — | — | $26.2M |
| 2020 | $2M | $2.2M | $1.4M | — | $5,000 | $24.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$682K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eddie Law (chair of the board); Marilyn Clarke (secretary); Andre Ghoshal (treasurer); Monica Bachmann (director); Jeff Deeprose (director); Paul Reich (director); Maguy Eustache (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Soka Gakkai International Association of Canada Association de la Soka Gakkai Internationale du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129849899RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.