James Chim Family Foundation
Private foundation · Markham, Ontario · BN 843034208RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($144,438) as filed with the CRA.
James Chim Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $144K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 100% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $141K in 2024, the largest being $40K to Peoples Ministries Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The organization makes donations to various charitable organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $144K | $141K | — | $141K | $4.2M |
| 2023 | $9,730 | $94K | $90K | — | $90K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $3,327 | $138K | $136K | — | $136K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $140K | — | — | $137K | $2.5M |
| 2020 | — | $108K | $107K | — | $107K | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $141K to 7 qualified donees:
- Peoples Ministries Inc.$40K
- Across U-Hub$40K
- Scarborough Chinese Alliance Church$20K
- CCIC-Christian Communication of Canada$20K
- C.r.r.s. Culture Regeneration Research Society$10K
- Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation$10K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Chim (president); Margaret Chim (director); Mila Chim (director); Daniel Chim (treasurer); Tony Chiu (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from James Chim Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843034208RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.