Thien Ton Buddhist Society & Cultural Centre
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119263192RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($84,323) as filed with the CRA.
Thien Ton Buddhist Society & Cultural Centre is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $93K in revenue and $84K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% 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 97% of peers.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $100 to VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2020 to $93K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services and distribute buddhist books and audiotapes. We also coordinate buddhist festivities and celebrations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $93K | $84K | $82K | — | $2,904 | $859K |
| 2023 | $89K | $69K | $67K | — | $1,800 | $850K |
| 2022 | $65K | $56K | $53K | — | $600 | $830K |
| 2021 | $49K | $43K | $41K | — | $600 | $821K |
| 2020 | $48K | $37K | $35K | — | — | $822K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ngan Luu (president); Kim Ma (vice-president); Thao Ngo (secretary); Tam Nguyen (trustee); Nam Nguyen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Thien Ton Buddhist Society & Cultural Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119263192RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.