S.u.c.c.e.s.s. (also Known As United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society)
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 108152349RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($57,305,167) as filed with the CRA.
S.u.c.c.e.s.s. (also Known As United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society) is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $58.2M in revenue and $57.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $761K.
Compared with 115 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 288 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $36.3M in 2020 to $58.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
S.u.c.c.e.s.s. A non-partisian and not-for-profit charitable organization was incorporated in 1974 for the purpose of promoting the well-being of canadians and newcomers. Originally an immigrant settlement service organization s.u.c.c.e.s.s. Has since developed into a multi-service multicultural agency that serves more then 82 000 clients annually. With over 35 service locations across canada and in asia we offer programs and services for individuals and families who are preparing for canda temporary residents permanent residents or who are already canadian citizens. Programs are deliv…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $58.2M | $57.3M | $56.4M | — | — | $20.1M |
| 2023 | $52.4M | $49.1M | $48.1M | — | — | $19.2M |
| 2022 | $44.9M | $43.4M | $42.5M | — | — | $16M |
| 2021 | $38.7M | $36.8M | $35.9M | — | — | $14.5M |
| 2020 | $36.3M | $34.9M | $34M | — | — | $12.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $761K from 9 charities:
- S.u.c.c.e.s.s. Foundation$406K
- United Way British Columbia$213K
- Vancouver Foundation$138K
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,342
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$800
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$736
- GivingForce Foundation Canada$500
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$318
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions288
- Total compensation, all staff$35.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Christopher Fox (director); James O'Dea (vice chair); Tanya Petraszko (director); Gurdeep (gary) Pooni (director); Douglas Purdie (chair); Sandra Song (director); Donnie Wing (treasurer); Bryan Yu (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from S.u.c.c.e.s.s. (also Known As United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108152349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.