Vipassana Foundation
Charitable organization · Merritt, British Columbia · BN 135887867RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Vipassana Foundation is a charitable organization based in Merritt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $545K in revenue and $367K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $244K in 2020 to $545K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Holding 10 to 20 meditation courses that teach the technique of vipassana insight. Introductory classes are held for prospective members and courses are open to all members of the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $545K | $367K | — | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $506K | $429K | — | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $326K | — | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $203K | $196K | — | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $244K | $225K | — | — | — | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$44K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sean Benay (trustee director); Michelle Bougie (trustee director); Shuyan Cheng (trustee director); Masoud Ekhterai Sanai (trustee treasurer); Fernando Fernandez (trustee director); Peter Gindl (trustee director); Susan Gray (trustee director); Megan Hein (president); Farah Kaboodani (trustee director); MIMI Hark Man Law (trustee director); Alejandra Valeria Mack (trustee director); Trevor Mack (trustee director); Moshe Oz (trustee director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vipassana Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135887867RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.