The Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens' Association
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 126698018RR0002 · Relief of the Aged · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,284,414) as filed with the CRA.
The Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens' Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under relief of the aged. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 44% from government, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $390K.
Compared with 23 seniors' charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,100 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Chinese Christian Wing Kei Nursing Home Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Not-for profit social service organization located in the heart of downtown calgary. It has been serving chinese older adults citywide since 1985. It provides a great variety of services and programs including social services community support health service etc. It's current membership exceeds 2 000. Provide a supportive environment aimed to enhance the well-being of chinese older adults and their integration into the canadian society.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $1.9M | $4,070 | $1,100 | $9.8M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $7,551 | $3,900 | $9.2M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $8.9M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $8.9M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | $457K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,100 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $390K from 6 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Chan (president); Michael Lok (vice president); David Keung (secretary); Elton Liang (secretary); Claudia Lam (treasuer); Patrick Kwan (director); Garson Chan (director); Danny Lui (director); Patricia Fosbrook (director); Annie Lei (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens' Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126698018RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.