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Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community

Charitable organizationOther religions·518 2 ST · CANMORE, AB · T1W 2K5·BN 817501760RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

95¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

5%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$70K

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 Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community?

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Is Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 817501760RR0001. 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 Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 518 2 ST, CANMORE, AB, T1W 2K5. Source.

What does Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "TWICE A-WEEK MEDITATION GROUP;RETREATS WITH MONASTICS;LIBRARY;WEBSITE;ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT;PROVIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST MEDITATION WORKSHOPS;OPERATE MONASTERY WITH RESIDENT BHIKKHUNI;OFFER A SUTTA CONTEMPLATION GROUP ONCE-A-WEEK;FULL DAY MEDITATION ON MOON DAYS TWICE-A-MONTH. Children's program; twice a year" Full program description.

How much of Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $70K (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

TWICE A-WEEK MEDITATION GROUP;RETREATS WITH MONASTICS;LIBRARY;WEBSITE;ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT;PROVIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST MEDITATION WORKSHOPS;OPERATE MONASTERY WITH RESIDENT BHIKKHUNI;OFFER A SUTTA CONTEMPLATION GROUP ONCE-A-WEEK;FULL DAY MEDITATION ON MOON DAYS TWICE-A-MONTH. Children's program; twice a year

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

95¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$70K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

56%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

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

    56%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    44%

    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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length

  • DUMKA, MARYPRESIDENTarm's length
  • NAVARATNE, WINDYIATREASURERarm's length
  • SYME, RYANSECRETARYarm's length
  • BAMBARAGAMA, DAMMIKAMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • HRABEC, JANMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • LAXSHIMALLA, FRANKLYN AMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • CHURCH, ROBYNMEMBER AT LARGE (MONASTIC)arm's length
  • PEQUEGNAT, JUDYMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
  • Dumka, MaryTreasurerarm's length
  • Navaratne, WindyiaMember At Largearm's length
Show all 13 directors
  • Syme, RyanTreasurerarm's length
  • Bambaragama, DammikaSecretaryarm's length
  • HRABEC, JANVICE PRESIDENTarm'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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