The Dharma Centre of Canada
Charitable organization · Kinmount, Ontario · BN 131604464RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($329,417) as filed with the CRA.
The Dharma Centre of Canada is a charitable organization based in Kinmount, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $391K in revenue and $329K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,707.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $145K in 2020 to $391K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Maintaining and operating a retreat facility for meditation study wellbeing and creative arts; and providing qualified instruction in these areas. Providing a place for religious worship and meetings for in-house and outside groups. Maintenance of a historical site. Courses include: meditation courses. Mindfulness courses buddha dharma courses meditation retreat programs compassionate action in society program gardening courses hindu courses christian teaching courses music course
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $391K | $329K | $283K | — | — | $198K |
| 2023 | $306K | $275K | $249K | — | — | $137K |
| 2022 | $268K | $248K | $135K | — | $20K | $110K |
| 2021 | $203K | $205K | $138K | — | — | $90K |
| 2020 | $145K | $152K | $138K | — | — | $93K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,707 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$43K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Burns (director); Sarah Carlin-Ball (director); Filippa Consiglio (treasurer); Mark Eisenberg (director); Amber Pennington (secretary); Karen Russell (chair); Sarah Twomey (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Dharma Centre of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131604464RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.