DHARMA BUDDHIST MEDITATION SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOther religions·6011 - 5511 HOLLYBRIDGE WAY · VANCOUVER, BC · V7C 0A3·BN 738129808RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$110K
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Common questions
How do I donate to Dharma Buddhist Meditation Society?
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Is Dharma Buddhist Meditation Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 738129808RR0001. 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 Dharma Buddhist Meditation Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 6011 - 5511 HOLLYBRIDGE WAY, VANCOUVER, BC, V7C 0A3. Source.
What does Dharma Buddhist Meditation Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A BUDDHIST CENTER WITH SERVICES CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINE OF TIBETAN DHARMA BUDDHISM; TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY TEACHING THE RELIGOUS TENETS DOCTRINES AND OBSERVANCES ASSOCIATED WITH TIBETAN DHARMA BUDDHISM; TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES ANCILLARY AND…" Full program description.
How much of Dharma Buddhist Meditation Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Dharma Buddhist Meditation Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $110K (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
TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A BUDDHIST CENTER WITH SERVICES CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINE OF TIBETAN DHARMA BUDDHISM; TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY TEACHING THE RELIGOUS TENETS DOCTRINES AND OBSERVANCES ASSOCIATED WITH TIBETAN DHARMA BUDDHISM; TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES ANCILLARY AND INCIDENTAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
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
1.5 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)$110K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)48%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
48%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
52%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2023–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | $55K | 83¢ | 7% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $110K | 89¢ | 11% | 1.5 yr |
| trend |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
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