Cham Shan Temple
Charitable organization · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 100914647RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,017,061) as filed with the CRA.
Cham Shan Temple is a charitable organization based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12.7M in revenue and $7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $292K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 67 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
For service and attendance by congregation to propagate the teachings of lord buddha and to practice and live in accordance with the tenents of the religion known as buddhism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.7M | $7M | $6.5M | $0 | $0 | $82.3M |
| 2023 | $10.8M | $6.5M | $6.2M | — | $37K | $76.7M |
| 2022 | $9M | $5.9M | $5.4M | — | $221K | $72.4M |
| 2021 | $11.8M | $4.5M | $4.2M | — | $6,060 | $69.3M |
| 2020 | $11.6M | $5M | $4.7M | — | — | $62M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $292K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions67
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dayi Shi (president); Ziqing Fang (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cham Shan Temple’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 100914647RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.