Triratna Buddhist Community Vancouver Society
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 800864266RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,675) as filed with the CRA.
Triratna Buddhist Community Vancouver Society is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $35K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,883.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We continue to offer opportunities for the membership to meditate together practice our ritual. We gather as a sanjha that promotes spiritual friendship and growth. We have ongoing weekly and monthly at our centre and on zoom.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $35K | $23K | — | — | $38K |
| 2023 | $43K | $20K | $15K | — | — | $50K |
| 2022 | $21K | $18K | $4,260 | — | — | $27K |
| 2021 | $22K | $31K | $26K | — | — | $24K |
| 2020 | $28K | $31K | $3,145 | — | — | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $5,883 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Chartier (member at large); Ray Chernoff (member at large); Dani Francis (member at large); Claire Robillard (treasurer); Christine Thuring (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Triratna Buddhist Community Vancouver Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800864266RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.