Chinese Gospel Church of Toronto
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118853241RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,094,186) as filed with the CRA.
Chinese Gospel Church of Toronto is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $284K in 2024, the largest being $43K to Sim Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people by providing worship services and Christian education classes to the congregation. To edify the existing congregation members of the church by providing fellowship meetings prayer meeting evangelism meetings and visitations. To reach out to non-Christians and support other mission organizations which may carry out missionary work in different parts of Canada and around the world.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $1.7M | — | $284K | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2M | $1.6M | — | $323K | $6.9M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $1.8M | — | — | $298K | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $255K | $5.8M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $245K | $5.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $284K to 19 qualified donees:
- Sim Canada$43K
- Operation Mobilization Canada$38K
- Ethnos Canada$25K
- Crossworld Inc.$22K
- Partners International Canada$18K
- CANADIAN CAMPUS EVANGELICAL fellowship inc.$17K
- The Toronto City Mission$17K
- Send International of Canada Inc.$16K
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$15K
- Bmmf/international Service Fellowship$12K
- OMF International Canada$9,382
- Pioneers Canada$8,800
- Church Planting Ministries Incorporated$8,100
- Gospel Operation International for Chinese Christians$7,589
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$6,091
- Trans World Radio Canada$6,000
- Adam House$5,500
- Power to Change Ministries$5,500
- Starting Point Church$5,000
Received $35K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Henry Lee (chairman); Stephen Abellera (director); David Hwang (vice chairman / secretary); David Shanta (treasurer); Timothy Cheang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chinese Gospel Church of Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118853241RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.