Basel Hakka Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 106774995RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($304,668) as filed with the CRA.
Basel Hakka Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $299K in revenue and $305K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to Operation Mobilization Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Weekly English & Chinese Sunday Services. Weekly Sunday School. Weekly English Fellowship & Monthly Chinese Fellowship activities. Youth Fellowship activities. Home visitations to members in needs and newcomers. Weekly or/biweekly small groups Bible studies at various locations. Donation to domestic Mission organizations and Donation to International Mission organization based in Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $299K | $305K | — | — | $14K | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $282K | $278K | $268K | — | $12K | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $226K | $235K | — | — | $12K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $260K | $224K | $210K | — | $14K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $230K | $218K | $205K | — | $14K | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 14 qualified donees:
- Operation Mobilization Canada$4,000
- Chinese Christian Mission of Canada$2,000
- Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,000
- Partners International Canada$1,000
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada$500
- Breakthrough Missions Canada$500
- Ces China Evangelical Seminary Society$500
- The Ministry to Seafarers Vancouver$500
- Ambassadors for Christ in Canada$500
- Showers of Blessing Evangelistic Ministry$400
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$200
- Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (canada) Herald Monthly$200
- Vancouver Chinese Christian Short Term Mission Training Centre Society$200
Received $61K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$199K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melvin Siau (chairperson); Billy Chiew (english pastor); Kim Voon Yee (chinese pastor); Aaron Shen Hung Lo (secretary); Vui Heong Chong (chinese board chairperson); Daniel Chern-yue Lam (english board chairperson); Yit Chee Yang (trustees); Lawrence Chin (trustees); Philip Siau (trustee); George Yong (vice chairperson); James Chin (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Basel Hakka Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106774995RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.