Samuel Cheng Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 830752325RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($285,872) as filed with the CRA.
Samuel Cheng Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $286K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% 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 96% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $150K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Blessing China Ministry. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Provide financial support for the qualified donees as defined in the income tax act.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $286K | $1,962 | — | $284K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $253K | $94K | $3,453 | — | $91K | $72K |
| 2022 | — | $17K | — | — | $16K | -$86K |
| 2021 | — | $17K | — | — | $16K | -$68K |
| 2020 | — | $19K | $1,365 | — | $17K | -$51K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $150K to 11 qualified donees:
- Blessing China Ministry$50K
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$50K
- The Media Evangelism Association$10K
- Cornerbend Grief Ministries Calgary$6,000
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$6,000
- Power to Change Ministries$6,000
- Chineses Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (canada)$6,000
- The Cardus Institute$5,000
- The Evangelical Free Church of Canada$5,000
- Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (canada) Herald Monthly$5,000
- Manna Counselling and Educational Centre$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Samuel Cheng (president); Diana Cheng (vice president); Yvonne Ling (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Samuel Cheng Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 830752325RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.