Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Meditation Centre
Charitable organization · Mount Albert, Ontario · BN 859152431RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($91,840) as filed with the CRA.
Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Meditation Centre is a charitable organization based in Mount Albert, Ontario, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $104K in revenue and $92K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,306.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers.
In its own words
Practicing and teaching vietnamese zen buddhist meditation to canadians who are interested. Establish and maintain the buildings for worship and practising vietnamese zen meditation and chanting buddhist sutra in vietnamese at the weekly meetings. Inviting zn masters monks or nuns to teach meditation practice and give dharma talks (lecturing on buddhist teachings) help people to incorporate the vietnamese zen methods and principles into their daily lives with a vision of embracing the path of ultimate enlightenment. Observe and celebrate buddhist festival events. Organize zen buddhist me…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $104K | $92K | — | — | $6,020 | $647K |
| 2023 | $188K | $66K | — | — | — | $634K |
| 2022 | $41K | $70K | — | — | — | $513K |
| 2021 | $96K | $80K | — | — | — | $541K |
| 2020 | $77K | $107K | — | — | — | $524K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,306 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Meditation Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 859152431RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.