Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 709800890RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($856,495) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $964K in revenue and $856K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $119K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.8M in 2020 to $964K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The purpose of canadian chinese school of theology vancouver: 1. Advance christian theological education in both the english and the chinese languages 2. Advance and teach religious tenets doctrines observances and culture associated with the christian faith and 3. Establish and maintain a christian theological school of instruction in both the english and chinese languages.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $964K | $856K | $815K | — | — | $4.6M |
| 2023 | $954K | $804K | $773K | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $853K | $700K | $676K | — | — | $4.4M |
| 2021 | $706K | $614K | $603K | — | — | $4.3M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $578K | $565K | — | — | $4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $119K from 17 charities:
- Harvest Foundation$54K
- North Richmond Alliance Church$26K
- Richmond Chinese Alliance Church$8,300
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$8,000
- The Ottawa Chinese Alliance Church$5,500
- Richmond Capstan Alliance Church$2,700
- Grace Community Baptist Church$2,000
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church$2,000
- Richmond Chinese Baptist Church$2,000
- West Point Grey Baptist Church$1,750
- Burnaby Chinese Evangelical Free Church$1,600
- The Vancouver Chinese Evangelical Free Church$1,500
- Chineses Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (canada)$1,200
- Westwood Alliance Church$1,000
- Fujian Evangelical Church$1,000
- Coquitlam Mandarin Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$500
- Pacific Grace MB Church$320
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$516K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ming Shau (sam) Chan (chairperson); Hei-Yuen(alvin) Poon (director); Yiu Tong Chan (director); Sum (samuel) Cheng (director); David Cheung (director); Kwok Hung (edwin) Tsang (director); Eugene LI (secretary); George Lai (treasurer); Chung Yan Chan (principal).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 709800890RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.