True Light of Canada
Publicly funded institution · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 748609344RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,142) as filed with the CRA.
True Light of Canada is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $1,142 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1) Out-doors and in-doors gatherings for example festival celebration lunch picnic in park 2) Health-related workshops and discussions 3) Workshops on Chinese history and philosophy 4) On-line discussion on wealth management 5) Movie appreciation 6) Knowledge sharing for example taking photos on cellphones 7) Music workshops for adults and kids
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $1,142 | $1,071 | — | $0 | $3M |
| 2023 | $12K | $7,827 | $200 | — | $0 | $4,280 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Ma (director and president); Bernadette Chong (director and treasurer); Man Pik Lui (director); Man Wai Wong (director and secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from True Light of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 748609344RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.