The Buddhist Association of Canada
Charitable organization · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 118820745RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,029,562) as filed with the CRA.
The Buddhist Association of Canada is a charitable organization based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $71K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
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 $1M in 2024, the largest being $1M to Victoria University. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
For service and attendance by congregation to propagate the teachings of lord buddha and to practice and live in accordance with the tenents of the religion known as buddhism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $71K | $1M | $30K | $0 | $1M | -$76K |
| 2023 | $88K | $95K | $45K | — | $50K | $883K |
| 2022 | -$64K | $31K | $31K | — | — | $890K |
| 2021 | $90K | $50K | $50K | — | — | $985K |
| 2020 | $86K | $55K | $55K | — | — | $945K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1M to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dayi Shi (director); Winnie Chan (director); Meng Tang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Buddhist Association of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118820745RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.