Chan Better World Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 888229127RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($571,332) as filed with the CRA.
Chan Better World Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $571K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $427K in 2024, the largest being $200K to ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To fund qualified donees including school etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $571K | — | — | $427K | $10.2M |
| 2023 | $284K | $559K | — | — | $441K | $10.5M |
| 2022 | $219K | $340K | — | — | $256K | $10.8M |
| 2021 | $157K | $1.2M | — | — | $1M | $10.9M |
| 2020 | $185K | $334K | — | — | $184K | $11.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $427K to 15 qualified donees:
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$200K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$100K
- BC Cancer Foundation$50K
- MULTIPLY Network$20K
- Parkinson Canada Inc.$10K
- S.u.c.c.e.s.s. Foundation$10K
- Richmond Chinese Community Society$5,000
- Capliano University Foundation$5,000
- Canuck Place Children's Hospice$5,000
- Sarah McLachlan School of Music Society$5,000
- Vancouver Urban Ministries$5,000
- CCM Canada Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)$3,000
- Lions Gate Hospital Foundation$2,000
- Every Nation Church Vancouver Society$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chapman Chan (director); Holly Chan (director); Beverly Chan (director); Frederick Young (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chan Better World Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888229127RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.