True Buddha Publication Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 140860594RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($77,384) as filed with the CRA.
True Buddha Publication Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $161K in revenue and $77K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 12% from government. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $103.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $73K in 2020 to $161K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Promoting the objectives of the society by publishing the true buddha news newspaper and distributing to various parts of the world.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $161K | $77K | $92K | — | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $119K | $155K | $102K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $100K | $105K | $96K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $100K | $101K | $72K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $73K | $115K | $83K | — | — | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $103 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$23K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
May Jean Pai (president); Lin Qin (director); Floyd Wong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from True Buddha Publication Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140860594RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.