Markham Chinese Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Markham, Ontario · BN 898438940RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,179,326) as filed with the CRA.
Markham Chinese Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $353K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (15 positions in that band). The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 30 qualified donees totalling $168K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Overseas Missionary Fellowship. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Markham chinese baptist church (the 'church') is an autonomous and independent local organization of believers in the christian faith whose purpose are to preach the gospel to build up fellow believers and to spread the love of god to our community our country and the world. The church is a registered charity under the income tax act (canada). Conducts worship services in the christian faith; teaches on bible knowledge and practices; supports and promotes missionary projects: provides fellowships amongst members and reaches out to communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1.8M | — | $168K | $7.6M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.7M | — | $192K | $7.7M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.5M | — | $212K | $8M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.4M | — | $219K | $8.1M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.4M | — | $196K | $8.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $168K to 30 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Overseas Missionary Fellowship$20K
- Gospel Operation International for Chinese Christians$20K
- Power to Change Ministries$17K
- Care Ministries International (Canada)$13K
- Canadian Baptist Ministries$7,500
- Chrestos College$6,350
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$4,000
- Amf Ministries Canada$4,000
- Chineses Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (canada)$4,000
- Pioneers Canada$4,000
- Msi Canada Christian Missions Society$4,000
- World Team$4,000
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$4,000
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$4,000
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of Canada$4,000
- Toronto Chinese Christian Short Term Mission Training Centre$3,500
- The Tyndale Foundation$3,500
- Partners for International Development (PfID)$3,500
- Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada$3,500
- Compassion Canada$3,500
- New York Theological Education (canada) Center Inc.$3,500
- Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (canada) Herald Monthly$3,500
- Flow Without Bounds Ministries$3,500
- Mully Children's Family Canada$3,500
- Chosen People Ministries (canada)$3,500
Received $353K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99915 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edward Chun Wah Ho (director); Alexander Hoi Wong (director); Paul Hung (director); Rex Ting Kwok Chan (director); Wenwei Liu (director); Wilson Pak Wang Lee (director); Qian Zhu (director); Xinyong Du (director); Charles Lau Ip Lee (director); Xiao Kui Cheng (director); Ming Seen Tang (director); Elaine Yee Lun Wong (director); Benson Fu Hong Lai (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Markham Chinese Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898438940RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.