Ching Tien Foundation for Women
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 834359077RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($273,904) as filed with the CRA.
Ching Tien Foundation for Women is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $210K in revenue and $274K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $181K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $894K in 2020 to $210K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
A) to support outstanding young women from asia for their post graduate studies outside asia; b) to support outstanding young women from asia to participate in vocational and professional training in canada; c) to sponsor outstanding university aged women from asia to undertake short term language and leadership courses in canada; d) to organize lead or assist with online or in person events with a focus on empowerment and leadership of women ; and e) to support other such causes as the board of directors may decide from time to time
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $210K | $274K | $60K | $13K | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $492K | $241K | $47K | $14K | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $504K | $516K | $352K | $1,869 | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $508K | $434K | $231K | $160 | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $894K | $822K | $574K | $127K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $181K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ching Tien (director); Travis Joern (director); Don Kayne (director); Jane Milner (director); Ying Du (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ching Tien Foundation for Women’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834359077RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.