Thrangu Vajra Vidhya Buddhist Association
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 876093709RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($842,476) as filed with the CRA.
Thrangu Vajra Vidhya Buddhist Association is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $955K in revenue and $842K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $626K in 2020 to $955K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Three times weekly buddhism teaching and ceremony services; - tibetan buddhism and language class; - meditation practise; - promoted the teachings and tenets of the buddhist religion
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $955K | $842K | $787K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $1M | $804K | $748K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1M | $919K | $848K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $654K | $594K | $540K | — | $5,000 | $1M |
| 2020 | $626K | $960K | $896K | — | $2,910 | $941K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $61K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$207K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pema Tsewang Lama (director); Eva Wai Ken Lau (director); Margaret Pui M Lee (director); Dawa Chhiring Lama (director); Sangpo Tsering Lama (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Thrangu Vajra Vidhya Buddhist Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876093709RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.