Victoria Buddhist Dharma Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119283844RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,050) as filed with the CRA.
Victoria Buddhist Dharma Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $34K in revenue and $54K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $307.
None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Our society continues to offer meditation classes as well as buddhist lectures on a weekly basis. The society activities are carried out by volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34K | $54K | — | — | — | -$74K |
| 2023 | $33K | $48K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $26K | $41K | — | — | — | $811K |
| 2021 | $25K | $27K | — | — | — | $741K |
| 2020 | $25K | $37K | — | — | — | -$12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $307 from 1 charity:
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$18K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jampa Bhutia (president); Bev Scott (vice president); Linda Hanson (secretary/treasurer); Doug Layden (director); Tracy Anderson (director); Elizabeth Johnson (director); Xin Wang (director); Michael Madrome (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Victoria Buddhist Dharma Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119283844RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.