SDC Foundation
Public foundation · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 732506936RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($455,834) as filed with the CRA.
SDC Foundation is a public foundation based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $529K in revenue and $456K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 2,689 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 84% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $136K in 2024, the largest being $136K to Social Diversity for Children Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
A) to solicit and receive gifts bequest trusts funds and property and beneficially or as a trustee or agent to hold invest develop manage accumulate administer and disburse funds and property pursuant to the provisions of the income tax act to registered charities as well as other 'qualified donees'; and b) to undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the aforementioned charitable purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $529K | $456K | $0 | $279K | $136K | $61K |
| 2023 | $840K | $996K | $85K | $470K | $434K | -$12K |
| 2022 | $408K | $259K | $56K | $141K | $49K | $144K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $136K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $70K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$25K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wen Yu Chen (director); Evelyn Chang (director); Jacky Chan (director); Lee-Yen Mao (director); Judith Buist (director); Xiao XI Dong (director); Ting Wei Chang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from SDC Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 732506936RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.