The Vancouver Island Zen Sangha
Charitable organization · Esquimalt, British Columbia · BN 803101278RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,182) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Island Zen Sangha is a charitable organization based in Esquimalt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3,783 in revenue and $2,182 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
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 $900 in 2022, the largest being $900 to Lions Gate Buddhist Priory.
In its own words
We provide Buddhist meditation meetings meditation instruction and instruction on topics of Buddhist teachings bi-weekly. We provide opportunities for women and men to study Buddhist teachings with an ordained Buddhist monk weekly or bi-weekly.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,783 | $2,182 | $2,182 | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $9,960 | $11K | $11K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $4,666 | $2,669 | $1,769 | — | $900 | $0 |
| 2021 | $2,184 | $2,216 | — | — | $660 | $4,959 |
| 2020 | $5,124 | $5,653 | $5,653 | — | — | $5,780 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $900 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Island Zen Sangha’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803101278RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.