BUDDHIST VIHARA SOCIETY IN B.C.
Charitable organizationOther religions·18941-80 AVE · SURREY, BC · V4N 4J1·BN 892342775RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$296K
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
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Common questions
How do I donate to Buddhist Vihara Society in B.C.?
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Is Buddhist Vihara Society in B.C. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 892342775RR0001. 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 Buddhist Vihara Society in B.C. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 18941-80 AVE, SURREY, BC, V4N 4J1. Source.
What does Buddhist Vihara Society in B.C. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL. THE SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL AT BVS OFFERS WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL SESSIOINS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS TEACHING CORE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES ETHICAL LIVING AND MEDITATION BASICS THROUGH INTERACTIVE CLASSES AND CULTURAL ACTITIVES.. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM REOPENED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH WITH REGULAR SUNDAY…" Full program description.
How big is Buddhist Vihara Society in B.C.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $296K (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. SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL. THE SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL AT BVS OFFERS WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL SESSIOINS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS TEACHING CORE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES ETHICAL LIVING AND MEDITATION BASICS THROUGH INTERACTIVE CLASSES AND CULTURAL ACTITIVES.. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM REOPENED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH WITH REGULAR SUNDAY SESSIONS INCLUDING AN END-OF-YEAR CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 15TH TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN DHAMMA STUDIES. 2. DHAMMA DISCUSSION AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS. BVS'S DHAMMA DISCUSSION AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE ADULTS AND FAMILIES WITH REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUIDED MEDITATION … Show more
1. SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL. THE SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL AT BVS OFFERS WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL SESSIOINS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS TEACHING CORE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES ETHICAL LIVING AND MEDITATION BASICS THROUGH INTERACTIVE CLASSES AND CULTURAL ACTITIVES.. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM REOPENED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH WITH REGULAR SUNDAY SESSIONS INCLUDING AN END-OF-YEAR CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 15TH TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN DHAMMA STUDIES. 2. DHAMMA DISCUSSION AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS. BVS'S DHAMMA DISCUSSION AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE ADULTS AND FAMILIES WITH REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUIDED MEDITATION SESSIONS AND INTERACTIVE TALKS ON BUDDHIST TEACHINGS LED BY RESIDENT MONKS TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELL-BEING AND ETHICAL PRACTICE. THROUGHOUT 2024 THESE INCLUDED WEEKLY SUNDAY MEDITATIONS WEDNESDAYS EVENING DHAMMA SERMONS AND SPECIAL DISCUSSIONS INTERGRATED INTO EVENTS LIKE VESAK DAY CELEBRATIONS. 3. 'ATA SLI' PROGRAM FOR THE FULL MOON POYA DAYS. THE 'ATA SIL' PROGRAM AT BVS ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO OBSERVE THE EIGHT PRECEPTS ON FULL MOON POYA DAYS THROUGH STRUCTURED SESSIONS OF MEDITATION DHAMMA TALKS AND COMMUNAL DANA. FOSTERING SPIRITUAL PURIFICATION AND MINDFULLNESS. IN 2024 THESE MONTHLY OBSERVANCES WERE SUPPORTED BY AN DA'NA CALENDAR ENCOURAGING DEVOTEES TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR OBSERVERS DURING KEY POYA EVENTS LIKE VESAK IN MAY.
New programs
AS OF SEPTEMBER 18 2025 THE BUDDHIST VIHARA SOCIETY (BVS) IN SURREY BC CONTINUES ITS LONGSTANDING ONGOING PROGRAMS WHILE INCORPORATING SPECIAL EVENTS TIED TO THE BUDDHIST CALENDAR FOSTERING SPIRITUAL GROWTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2025 AND INTO THE FUTURE. CORE ACTIVITIES LIKE THE SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL WILL PERSIST WITH WEEKLY SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS EMPHASIZING ETHICAL TEACHINGS MEDITATION BASICS AND INTERACTIVE CULTURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHANTS AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO NUTURE MORAL DEVELOPMENT. DHAMMA DISCUSSION AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS ARE … Show more
AS OF SEPTEMBER 18 2025 THE BUDDHIST VIHARA SOCIETY (BVS) IN SURREY BC CONTINUES ITS LONGSTANDING ONGOING PROGRAMS WHILE INCORPORATING SPECIAL EVENTS TIED TO THE BUDDHIST CALENDAR FOSTERING SPIRITUAL GROWTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2025 AND INTO THE FUTURE. CORE ACTIVITIES LIKE THE SUNDAY DHAMMA SCHOOL WILL PERSIST WITH WEEKLY SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS EMPHASIZING ETHICAL TEACHINGS MEDITATION BASICS AND INTERACTIVE CULTURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHANTS AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO NUTURE MORAL DEVELOPMENT. DHAMMA DISCUSSION AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO MAINTAIN THEIR REGULAR RHYTHM INCLUDING WEEKLY SUNDAY GUIDED MEDICATIONS AND WEDNESDAY EVENING SERMONS LED BY RESIDENT MONKS AIMED AT PROMOTING MENTAL WELL-BEING COMPASSION AND PRATICAL APPLICATION OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY THROUGH RETREATS AND TALKS. THE 'ATA SIL' PROGRAM FOR FULL MOON POYA DAYS REMAINS A MONTHLY HIGHLIGHT WITH UPCOMING OBSERVANCES ON VAP POYA (OCTOBER 6 2025) POYA (NOVEMBER 5 2025) AND UNDUVAP POYA (DECEMBER 4 2025) OFFERING DAWN-TO-DUSK SESSIONS OF PRECEPT-KEEPING DHAMMA TALKS AND COMMUNAL DANA FOR DEVOTEES SEEKING SPIRITUAL PURIFICATION. IN ADDITION TO THESE THE VASSANA RETREAT PROGRAM FOR 2025 IS ACTIVELY ONGOING FEATURING WEEKLY SPONSORED ACTIVITIES DURING THE RAINY SEASON RETREAT PERIOD BUILDING TOWARD DEEPER MINDFULNESS PRACTICES AND ETHICAL REFLECTION.
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.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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
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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)$296K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)11%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
20%
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
11%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
20%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
69%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | $167K | — | 9% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $144K | 1¢ | 10% | 43.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $250K | 1¢ | 8% | 58.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $210K | 44¢ | 29% | 1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $247K | 14¢ | 74% | 1.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $296K | — | 34% | — |
| 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)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- INDIKETIYEHEWAGE, NAYANA NDIRECTORarm's length
- AMARASINGHE, NIROSHADIRECTORarm's length
- PEIRIS, KAVINDYA SDIRECTORarm's length
- RADDELLA, RADESHDIRECTORarm's length
- JAYASEKARA, CHAMINDADIRECTORarm's length
- MADAWANARACHCHI, THUSITHADIRECTORarm's length
- DAYA, WIMALASURIYA KDIRECTORarm's length
- WEERASINGHE, SIRIMENWANDIRECTORarm's length
- RASNAKAWEWA, ANURADIRECTORarm's length
- LIYANAGE, ERAJDIRECTORarm's length
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- MARASIGNHA, INDIKATREASURERarm's length
- SIRINIWASA, KUMBALGODAPRESIDENTarm's length
- KALUARACHCHI, BUDDHIKADIRECTORarm'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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