Vietnamese Association Toronto
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119267540RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,097,643) as filed with the CRA.
Vietnamese Association Toronto is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,611.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To provide settlement services to immigrants and to assist them in the transition and adaptation to a new country. Services include language instruction (esl) employment related counselling referrals translation services searching for employment and preparing for job interviews for needy unemployed and low-skilled workers counselling for immigrants with gambling problems; programs on canadian culture and life and counselling 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 | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $298K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $295K |
| 2022 | $966K | $949K | $905K | — | — | $339K |
| 2021 | $915K | $938K | $882K | — | — | $322K |
| 2020 | $929K | $975K | $961K | — | — | $345K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,611 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$808K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tram Thi Bui (director); Tu Khiem Tran (director); Bau Thong Chinh (director); Huu Phu Le (director); Tri Huy Dang (director); Toi Nam Tran (director); Hung Quoc Vu (president); Luan Huynh Lu (external vice-president); Nga Bich Duong (internal vice-president); Thu Van Nguyen (treasurer); Thanh Minh Tran (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vietnamese Association Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119267540RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.