The Tam Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 828253120RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($864,251) as filed with the CRA.
The Tam Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $864K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $20.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Chinese Presbyterian Church - Chinese Language Program. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation's stated purposes are: a) to make gifts to qualified donees located in canada. The foundation concentrates its gifts towards those organizations that assist underprivileged children and b) to construct and operate a pediatric dental facility in vancouver bc to serve underprivileged children who otherwise would not have access to dental treatments that require access to general anesthetic services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $864K | $835K | — | $20K | $11.5M |
| 2023 | $263K | $811K | $433K | — | — | $11.2M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $11.8M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $11.7M |
| 2020 | -$1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $10.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, August 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$725,220
- Investment income$391,380
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 3 qualified donees:
- Chinese Presbyterian Church - Chinese Language Program$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$200
Received $20 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$241K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Timothy Tam (president); Andrew Young; Linda Yeh.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Tam Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828253120RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.