OTTAWA AMITABHA BUDDHIST SOCIETY OF CANADA
Charitable organizationOther religions·7828 LAWRENCE ST. · P.O. BOX 131 · VERNON, ON · K0A 3J0·BN 891576407RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT FEES: 1. INVITE BUDDHIST VENERABLES FROM OVERSEAS AND CANADA TO GIVE DHARMA TALKS AND LECTURES ON BUDDHISM WITH A NEW VIEW TO PROMOTE TEACHING AND ADVANCING THE BUDDHA DHARMA; 2. HAVE WEEKLY GATHERINGS (CHANTING AMITABHA) AND DHARMA TALKS AND PROVIDE SPECIAL EVENTS ON LONG WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS; 3. PROVIDE CITY WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF FREE BUDDHIST BOOKS DVDS AND VCDS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION; 4. RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OVERSEAS DISASTERS AND LOCAL CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS; 5. PROVIDE THE THRICE YEARNING MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO … Show more
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT FEES: 1. INVITE BUDDHIST VENERABLES FROM OVERSEAS AND CANADA TO GIVE DHARMA TALKS AND LECTURES ON BUDDHISM WITH A NEW VIEW TO PROMOTE TEACHING AND ADVANCING THE BUDDHA DHARMA; 2. HAVE WEEKLY GATHERINGS (CHANTING AMITABHA) AND DHARMA TALKS AND PROVIDE SPECIAL EVENTS ON LONG WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS; 3. PROVIDE CITY WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF FREE BUDDHIST BOOKS DVDS AND VCDS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION; 4. RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OVERSEAS DISASTERS AND LOCAL CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS; 5. PROVIDE THE THRICE YEARNING MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO THE PUBLIC TWICE PER YEAR; 6. PROVIDE FREE ORGANIZATIONS OF BUDDHIST BURIAL CEREMONIES AND GRIEF COUNSELING; 7. PROVIDE DAY-LONG GATHERING (CHANTING AMITABHA FOR A WHOLE DAY) TWICE PER MONTH; 8. PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC SUCH AS VEGETARIAN COOKING CLASSES. 1. PLAN TO DO THRICE YEARNING MEMORIAL CEREMONY (TWICE PER YEAR) 2. PLAN MORE ACITIVITY TO THE PUBLIC (VEGETARIAN COOKING CLASS)
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)46¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 46¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)1.8 yr
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)$92K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
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 | $79K | 4¢ | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $42K | 2¢ | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $68K | 7¢ | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $45K | 4¢ | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $121K | 50¢ | — | 4.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $92K | 46¢ | — | 1.8 yr |
| 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- FALONG, MASTERDIRECTOR/PRESIDENTarm's length
- LAM, CUCDIRECTOR/TREASURERarm's length
- HUYNH, YEN QUYNHDIRECTOR/ASSISTANT TREASURERarm's length
- TAM, WAN KAMDIRECTOR/SECRETARYarm's length
- LIM, TANG SIAMDIRECTORarm's length
- XIE, JIAN YINGDIRECTORarm's length
- TROUNG, HELENDIRECTORarm'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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