BUDDHA'S LIGHT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION - VANCOUVER
Charitable organizationOther religions·6680-8181 CAMBIE RD · RICHMOND, BC · V6X 3X9·BN 890072267RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS SPECIAL EVENT FUNCTIONS AT THE TEMPLE ENCOURAGES SPIRITUAL GROWTH ON A DAILY BASIS. OCCASIONALLY THE ORGANIZATION INVITES OVERSEA SPEAKERS TO GIVE LECTURES AND TRAINING ON BUDDHISM THOUGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS ANNUAL EVENTS SUCH AS MOTHER'S DAY BANQUET BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ETC. FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS TO ENCOURAGE MENTAL GROWTH AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE SOCIETY
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)—
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$121K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
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 ↗
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 | $170K | — | 83% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $163K | — | 64% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $140K | — | 84% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $90K | — | 100% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $109K | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $121K | — | — | — |
| trend |
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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
31 directors reported · 31 of 31at arm's length
- NG, JOHNNY KA SHUENDIRECTORarm's length
- WANG, SHAO NADIRECTORarm's length
- WU, PAULINEDIRECTORarm's length
- SHIH, TING YU JULIADIRECTORarm's length
- HUI, WINNIE PUI FUNDIRECTORarm's length
- TSAO, YOU YIDIRECTORarm's length
- TSUI, ADADIRECTORarm's length
- LAU, KIN KONGDIRECTORarm's length
- SHEN, MIKEDIRECTORarm's length
- LIN, CHIA MIANDIRECTORarm's length
Show all 31 directors
- LAM, RAYMONDDIRECTORarm's length
- LEE, KUAN HSIEHDIRECTORarm's length
- SUNG, CHRISTINE BOWAIDIRECTORarm's length
- LIU, WEN CHIDIRECTORarm's length
- WANG, DAVID KA CHIANDIRECTORarm's length
- KWAN, CHI KEUNGDIRECTORarm's length
- LAM, SHUK MAN CECILIADIRECTORarm's length
- MU TAN, TAI-HUADIRECTORarm's length
- PIN, ELSA HIU SUETDIRECTORarm's length
- KING, EDWARD CHI HAODIRECTORarm's length
- WONG, MEI CHUN ESTELLADIRECTORarm's length
- WANG, JEFFREY CHING-WEIDIRECTORarm's length
- TSUI, FREDA HO HAYDIRECTORarm's length
- WENG, YI MIAODIRECTORarm's length
- TSAI, KAI JUDIRECTORarm's length
- HSIEH, I KUEIDIRECTORarm's length
- ZHOU, LINGDIRECTORarm's length
- KUO, TAI CHENDIRECTORarm's length
- CHOU, QUEENIE CHIA YIDIRECTORarm's length
- KO, PEI YUANDIRECTORarm's length
- HARA, YOSHIHOarm'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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