C.r.r.s. Culture Regeneration Research Society
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 898951660RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($615,255) as filed with the CRA.
C.r.r.s. Culture Regeneration Research Society is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $515K in revenue and $615K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $38K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Vancouver Urban Ministries. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $815K in 2020 to $515K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
• Publications included: Cultural China Quarterly Academic Journal and a Newsletter (Twice a year); • Social outreach included: Project Shine Guangxi education and Luzhou projects; Radio Program; Vancouver Urban Ministries Tutoring Program Sponsorship • Research included on-going cultural research. • Indigenous projects
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $515K | $615K | $342K | $12K | $10K | $444K |
| 2023 | $564K | $595K | $328K | $4,815 | $10K | $544K |
| 2022 | $501K | $642K | $385K | $4,931 | $10K | $576K |
| 2021 | $823K | $793K | $505K | $663 | $10K | $717K |
| 2020 | $815K | $681K | $399K | $992 | $13K | $688K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $38K from 12 charities:
- Fraser Lands Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$12K
- James Chim Family Foundation$10K
- Vancouver Foundation$3,500
- Chiu Yung and Kin Ming Cheung Foundation$3,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,772
- Aqueduct Foundation$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,662
- The Toronto Hong Kong Lions Foundation$1,500
- North Shore Pacific Grace MB Church$800
- Burnaby Christ Church of China$500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$373
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$20
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$274K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas In-Sing Leung (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from C.r.r.s. Culture Regeneration Research Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898951660RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.