The Contemplative Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 878177161RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($120,144) as filed with the CRA.
The Contemplative Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $127K in revenue and $120K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 16% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $77K in 2020 to $127K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) providing access to teachings of christian contemplative wisdom teachers to promote and encourage contemplative practice and meditation based in the christian wisdom tradition and in support of the wisdom path within other spiritual traditions. 2) promoting the contemplative path through information provided on our website and social media through offering regular retreats and events through the sale of audio and written material through networking with other organizations with a similar focus and purpose and through curriculum development. 3) nurturing students and upcoming teachers …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $127K | $120K | $120K | — | — | $53K |
| 2023 | $152K | $149K | $96K | — | — | $45K |
| 2022 | $54K | $55K | $39K | — | — | $43K |
| 2021 | $96K | $75K | $33K | — | — | $44K |
| 2020 | $77K | $89K | $43K | — | $1,250 | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$12K
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$380
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$53K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Descamp (president/director); Christopher Gye (director); Henri Lock (director); Lorie Martin (director & secretary); Gerald Morton (treasurer/director); Kimiko Karpoff (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Contemplative Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 878177161RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.