Padma Refuge Foundation
Charitable organizationOther religions·41 LANG CRES · KITCHENER, ON · N2K 1P2·BN 797418225RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$6K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Padma Refuge Foundation?
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Is Padma Refuge Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 797418225RR0001. 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 Padma Refuge Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 41 LANG CRES, KITCHENER, ON, N2K 1P2. Source.
What does Padma Refuge Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. Host talks on Buddhist meditation practice and theory by eminent experts 2. Hosting religious ceremonies and gatherings 3. Hosting meditation retreats of various lengths. 4. Distributions of materials through print and online 5. Helping curious community members explore the Buddhist teachings 6. Reaching out to…" Full program description.
How much of Padma Refuge Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Padma Refuge Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $6K (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
1. Host talks on Buddhist meditation practice and theory by eminent experts 2. Hosting religious ceremonies and gatherings 3. Hosting meditation retreats of various lengths. 4. Distributions of materials through print and online 5. Helping curious community members explore the Buddhist teachings 6. Reaching out to social institutions such as schools offices prisons etc. 7. Study groups online teaching sessions 8. Place to house monastics eminent people in the field while they serve the community
New programs
Meditation workshop
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.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$6K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)52%
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
52%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
48%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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
6 directors reported · 3 of 6at arm's length
- DAS, PARTHATREASURERarm's length
- McDonald, AdamDirectorarm's length
- Nguyen, ThanhDirectornot at arm's length
- Nguyen, XeDirectornot at arm's length
- NGUYEN, JEFFPresidentnot at arm's length
- Sawalha, JohannaDirectorarm'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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