Bing Thom Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 819304536RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($154,181) as filed with the CRA.
Bing Thom Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $88K in revenue and $154K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Providing fundings for donees who are supporting the development of architects
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $88K | $154K | — | — | $100K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $16K | $402K | — | — | $400K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1,716 | $2,041 | — | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $2,347 | $2,227 | — | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $99K | $120 | — | — | — | $2.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, April 30, 2024
- Investment income$88,197
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bonnie Thom (director); Natassia Reese Wong (director); Grace Wai Sze Leung (director); Ryan Quinn Leong (director); Max Wong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bing Thom Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819304536RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.