S.u.c.c.e.s.s. Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 861974533RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,948,668) as filed with the CRA.
S.u.c.c.e.s.s. Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $148K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $750K in 2024, the largest being $406K to S.u.c.c.e.s.s. (also Known As United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Incorporated in december 2001 s.u.c.c.e.s.s. Foundation is registered under the income tax act as a public foundation is exempt from income taxes and is able to issue donation receipts for income tax purposes. The responsibility of the foundation is to raise funds for s.u.c.c.e.s.s. And its affiliated organizations in support of their mandates for the betterment of the community. The foundation enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of s.u.c.c.e.s.s. And its affiliated organizations in meeting their charitable goals and is dedicated to the advancement of community enrichment services …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $1.9M | — | $1.1M | $750K | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.3M | — | $512K | $636K | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $856K | $790K | — | $310K | $392K | $4M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.1M | — | $330K | $645K | $4M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.4M | — | $453K | $715K | $3.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $750K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $148K from 19 charities:
- Johnny Fong Charitable Foundation$50K
- Chan Family Foundation$15K
- David and Dorothy Lam Foundation$12K
- Chan Better World Foundation$10K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$10K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$10K
- Vancouver Foundation$10K
- Johnny Fong Charitable Foundation$8,880
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- F.C. Li Family Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,000
- Vancouver Fire Fighters' Charitable Society$2,350
- Vancouver Fire Fighters' Charitable Society$2,350
- Beedie Luminaries Foundation$1,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$902
- Canadahelps Canadon$606
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$118
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$59
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$27
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$287K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vahe Steve Agopain (director); Lewis Shao-Jang Fan (director); Ru Zhou Huang (director); Yanqiu Huang (director); Brandon Joe-Jack Hui (director); Jason Chun Yan Lam (chair); Linh Tung Le (board secretary); Edwin Lee (vice chair); Stephanie Bo-Yee LI (director); Jeffrey Louie (treasurer); James O'Dea (director )ex-officio)); Terence Yung (director (ex-officio)).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from S.u.c.c.e.s.s. Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861974533RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.