BURMA BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO
Charitable organizationOther religions·12 HIGH MEADOW PLACE · TORONTO, ON · M9L 2Z5·BN 118821479RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
3.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$130K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
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Is Burma Buddhist Association of Ontario a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118821479RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Burma Buddhist Association of Ontario located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 12 HIGH MEADOW PLACE, TORONTO, ON, M9L 2Z5. Source.
What does Burma Buddhist Association of Ontario do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Main activity (open to the public and once or twice every month): Dhamma talks (sermons delivered by the Abbot) on auspicious religious days every month. In addition the Charity organized or took part in the following festivals which are part of the Buddhist or Burmese culture: Blessing Ceremony on International New…" Full program description.
How much of Burma Buddhist Association of Ontario's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Burma Buddhist Association of Ontario?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $130K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Main activity (open to the public and once or twice every month): Dhamma talks (sermons delivered by the Abbot) on auspicious religious days every month. In addition the Charity organized or took part in the following festivals which are part of the Buddhist or Burmese culture: Blessing Ceremony on International New Year Day Ovada Patimauk Day Dabaung Festival Burmese New Year Water Festival. Buddha Day (Vesak Day) Mahasamaya Day Waso Robe Offering Metta Akhadaw Day Abhidhamma Day (Paying respect to Elders) Sangha Pavarana Day Lighting Festival Kathina Robe Offering. Frequent servic… Show more
Main activity (open to the public and once or twice every month): Dhamma talks (sermons delivered by the Abbot) on auspicious religious days every month. In addition the Charity organized or took part in the following festivals which are part of the Buddhist or Burmese culture: Blessing Ceremony on International New Year Day Ovada Patimauk Day Dabaung Festival Burmese New Year Water Festival. Buddha Day (Vesak Day) Mahasamaya Day Waso Robe Offering Metta Akhadaw Day Abhidhamma Day (Paying respect to Elders) Sangha Pavarana Day Lighting Festival Kathina Robe Offering. Frequent services: Performance of last rites to the deceased. Blessing ceremonies for marriages and new-borns. Visiting sick elders at their homes and provide spiritual guidance offer blessings. Occasional services: Novice monk ordination ceremony. Combined religious talks on the Dhamma to international students from Myanmar. Engagement and information session with students and faculty from University of Toronto on Buddhism. Dhamma talks delivered by visiting Burmese Buddhist monks from overseas.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
3.1 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$130K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)85%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
6%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
85%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
6%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
9%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $161K | 80¢ | 7% | 2.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $78K | 64¢ | 11% | 9.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $111K | 78¢ | 3% | 4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $104K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $127K | 80¢ | 9% | 6.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $130K | 84¢ | 5% | 3.1 yr |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Kawwida, (no first name)Resident Abbort and Directorarm's length
- Khin, Phyu PDirectorarm's length
- Kyi, Koko KPresident and Directorarm's length
- Lin, Than TinSecretaryarm's length
- Khine, Aye ADirectorarm's length
- Tun, ZinTreasurer and Directorarm's length
- Win, Nu NJoint Treasurerarm's length
- Myat, Thu NandaVice Presidentarm's length
- Myint, Ye Kyaw ThaJoint Secretaryarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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