Vancouver Buddhist Temple
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 890249394RR0001 · Other Religions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($379,332) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Buddhist Temple is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $720K in revenue and $379K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 29% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,328.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $277K in 2020 to $720K in 2024.
In its own words
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Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $720K | $379K | $310K | $40K | — | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $398K | $322K | $167K | $30K | — | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $357K | $228K | $171K | $33K | $2,500 | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $335K | $179K | $151K | $7,606 | — | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $277K | $232K | $200K | $18K | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,328 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$94K
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 Vancouver Buddhist Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890249394RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.