Xing Wu Zen Temple Society
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 762778488RR0001 · Other Religions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($71,578) as filed with the CRA.
Xing Wu Zen Temple Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under other religions. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $59K in revenue and $72K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9,980.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $4,389 in 2024, the largest being $4,389 to Richmond Hospital Foundation. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $90K in 2022 to $59K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Charity dinner banquet （promoting the religious tenets doctrines and observances associated with Buddhism included) -Distribute food fruits hot coffee warm socks quilts and other supplies to the homeless on the street. -Zen Heart Respect for the Elderly and Longevity Banquet charity luncheon -Free monthly meditation classes -Free Dharma Courses -Donate to food bank -Love Earth Community activities and Large-scale Buddhist Cultural Exchange Event
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $59K | $72K | $1,497 | — | $4,389 | $89K |
| 2023 | $54K | $27K | — | — | — | $102K |
| 2022 | $90K | $45K | $41K | — | $3,000 | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,389 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $9,980 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jian Guo Chen (director); Zhenwu Yuan (chair); Shao Ying Chang (secretary); Shan Mei Xu (director); Daniel Lee (director); Jingyi Wu (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Xing Wu Zen Temple Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 762778488RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.