The Canada Bodhi Dharma Society
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 835199951RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,205,470) as filed with the CRA.
The Canada Bodhi Dharma Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $716.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% 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 $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Canadian Cancer Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. Hold events on Buddhist celebration and offer dharma sermons to the public 2 Offer health related events and seminars to the public 3 Offer meditation practices to the public and promote physical and mental health.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $3.2M | $3M | — | $2,000 | $46.3M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $0 | $2,000 | $44.7M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $2.4M | $2.2M | $0 | $2,000 | $43.3M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $0 | $202K | $41M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $62K | $96K | $37.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Canadian Cancer Society$2,000
Received $716 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$676K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jenny Lai Ping Tang (director); Yin Ling Liew (director); LI Dan Zhang (director); Daisy Dongmei Zhang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canada Bodhi Dharma Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 835199951RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.