Markham Chinese Presbyterian Church
Charitable organization · Markham, Ontario · BN 131131922RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($534,399) as filed with the CRA.
Markham Chinese Presbyterian 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 $427K in revenue and $534K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 28% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $128K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $26K in 2024, the largest being $6,492 to The Presbytery of Oak Ridges. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The organization carries out the activities and programs of a church to her congregation which includes sunday services fellowship meetings sunday school classes christian education choir presentations community interest classes which are held in the church.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $427K | $534K | $466K | — | $26K | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $318K | $499K | $418K | — | $36K | $3M |
| 2022 | $195K | $470K | $391K | — | $39K | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $430K | $511K | $428K | — | $32K | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $542K | $511K | $426K | — | $34K | $3.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $26K to 20 qualified donees:
- The Presbytery of Oak Ridges$6,492
- Toronto Chinese Christian Short Term Mission Training Centre$4,000
- Literacy & Evangelism International$1,500
- Paris Presbyterian Church$1,200
- Chosen People Ministries (canada)$1,200
- The Vine Fruitful Life Ministry (Canada)$1,200
- Chinese Gospel Broadcasting Centre of Canada$1,200
- Chinese Christian Mission of Canada$1,200
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$1,000
- Cedar Tree Ministries$600
- LIFE IN CHRIST (LInC) MINISTRY$600
- Montréal West Presbyterian Church$600
- Heritage Green Presbyterian Church$600
- Lighthouse Evangelical Arabic Church$600
- Cariboo House Churches$600
- ST Luke's Presbyterian Church$600
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$600
- Communauté Chrétienne Siloé Canada$600
- Showers of Blessing Evangelistic Ministry$600
- Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (canada) Herald Monthly$600
Received $128K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$331K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Lai (trustee); Rene Dang (trustee); Alice Mui (trustee); Brian Lee (session clerk); Koon Kau Leung (senior pastor); Stephen Shun-Man Chan (chairperson of board of manage); Luisa Ying (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Markham Chinese Presbyterian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131131922RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.