True Buddha Pai Yuin Temple
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 135462885RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($170,169) as filed with the CRA.
True Buddha Pai Yuin Temple is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $393K in revenue and $170K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,119 in 2024, the largest being $1,119 to World Vision Canada.
In its own words
Promote and practice buddhism for temple members and the public. Promote peace and harmony. Activities include: 1. Chinese new year blessing & bardo ceremonies 2. April blessing & bardo ceremonies 3. August blessing & bardo ceremonies 4. Late year blessing & bardo ceremonies 5. Weekly cultivation practices
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $393K | $170K | $159K | — | $1,120 | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $297K | $126K | $117K | — | $1,120 | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $293K | $167K | $153K | — | $2,936 | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $281K | $141K | $133K | — | $1,419 | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $274K | $150K | $141K | — | $2,199 | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,119 to 1 qualified donee:
- World Vision Canada$1,119
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$8,120
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from True Buddha Pai Yuin Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135462885RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.