China Evangelical Seminary (Canada)
Publicly funded institution · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 855561791RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($305,063) as filed with the CRA.
China Evangelical Seminary (Canada) is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, 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 $288K in revenue and $305K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,870.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
1. To support develop organize conduct and provide theological education and related programs courses and classes meetings bible studies training seminars on-site visits field trips workshops seminars symposiums and conferences through various means to provide instructions in the christian faith 2. To encourage and strengthen students in their christian faith 3. To support and encourage unity in the body of christ by deepening and extending fellowship amongst christian schools churches and organizations 4. To promote develop and distribute educational and resource for individuals…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $288K | $305K | $256K | $15K | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $304K | $247K | $213K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $355K | $186K | $157K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $268K | $163K | $163K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $331K | $190K | $189K | $722 | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,870 from 5 charities:
- Formosan Grace Christian Church in Toronto$2,480
- Mississauga Christ Life Community Church$2,000
- Emmanuel Alliance Church of Ottawa of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$2,000
- Fujian Evangelical Church$1,890
- Alliance Chrétienne et missionnaire au Québec$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$160K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from China Evangelical Seminary (Canada)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855561791RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.