Chown Memorial and Chinese United Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118853431RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($365,472) as filed with the CRA.
Chown Memorial and Chinese United Church is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $535K in revenue and $365K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,666.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $347K in 2020 to $535K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services -provide ministries for women men youth and children on weekly and monthly basis -pastoral care -donate funds to united church of canada for missionary activities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $535K | $365K | $186K | $18K | — | $922K |
| 2023 | $408K | $347K | $188K | $1,458 | — | $752K |
| 2022 | $232K | $313K | $156K | $9,375 | — | $691K |
| 2021 | $472K | $303K | $176K | $15K | — | $771K |
| 2020 | $347K | $311K | $181K | $16K | — | $602K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,666 from 3 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$167K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kitty Chow (director); Cordella Ho (outreach committee); David Kan (finance committee); Everest Kao (non-voting member); Kitty Lam (secretary); Elisa Yu (board chair); Kenneth Kong (director); Wilson Tze (treasurer); Dominic Wong (property committee); Lisa Yu (director); Donna Dinsmore (non-voting member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chown Memorial and Chinese United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118853431RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.