The Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association
Charitable organization · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 887658599RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,210,324) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 62 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $551K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $211K in 2024, the largest being $104K to Unionville Mandarin Alliance Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide financial assistance to newly formed member churches that are registered charities. Promote theological education through support of theological seminaries in canada. Provide support and care to christian & missionary alliance missionaries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $813K | — | $0 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $610K | — | $98K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $947K | $806K | $459K | — | $90K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1M | $720K | $624K | — | $85K | $942K |
| 2020 | $1M | $781K | $616K | — | $153K | $627K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $211K to 16 qualified donees:
- Unionville Mandarin Alliance Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$104K
- Moncton Chinese Alliance Church$20K
- The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada/ l'Alliance Chretienne et Missionnaire au Canada$16K
- Westwood Alliance Church$14K
- Alliance chrétienne et missionnaire au Québec/Christian and Missionary Alliance in Québec$12K
- Medicine Hat Chinese Alliance Church$11K
- Newmarket Chinese Alliance Church$7,200
- Richmond Chinese Alliance Church$5,400
- MID Town Calgary Chinese Alliance Church Society$4,800
- Chilliwack Chinese Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$3,600
- Sacred Songs Alliance Church$3,600
- The Eastern Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$2,899
- The Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$2,636
- Mountain View Alliance Church$1,800
- South Scarborough Chinese Alliance Church$1,200
- The Alliance Bible Seminary Centre of Canada$1,000
Received $551K from 62 charities:
- Scarborough Chinese Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$120K
- The Ottawa Chinese Alliance Church$56K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$30K
- Westside Calgary Chinese Alliance Church$30K
- Mississauga Chinese Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$19K
- The Eastern Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$18K
- North Toronto Chinese Alliance Church$15K
- South Edmonton Alliance Church$13K
- New Covenant Alliance Church of the Christian & Missionary Alliance in Canada$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- Alliance Chrétienne et missionnaire au Québec$11K
- Edmonton Chinese Alliance Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$10K
- Toronto Jaffray Chinese Alliance Church$10K
- Windsor Chinese Baptist Church$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church$9,900
- Halifax Chinese Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$9,285
- Kingston Chinese Alliance Church$9,000
- Good Shepherd's Chinese Christian Church$8,500
- The First Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$7,927
- Hamilton Chinese Alliance Church$7,200
- Burnaby Alliance Church$6,465
- Winnipeg Chinese Alliance Church$6,300
- Zion Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$6,200
- Ottawa Mandarin Alliance Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$6,100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$368K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Albert Mak (chairperson); John Poon (vice-chairman); Alice Li (treasurer); Joseph Cherng (member); Tommy Kuen Nang Tsui (executive director); Ian Ho (member); Dong Han (member); Mark Liu (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887658599RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.