THE CHINESE COMMUNITY LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·591 E PENDER ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6A 1V3·BN 106915606RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
8¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
84.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$34K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to The Chinese Community Library Services Association?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is The Chinese Community Library Services Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 106915606RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Chinese Community Library Services Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 591 E PENDER ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6A 1V3. Source.
What does The Chinese Community Library Services Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. PROVIDING VARIOUS LIBRARY SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE LEDING OF CHINESE BOOKS RENTAL CDS & DVDS SPACE FOR READING NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINES. 2. ORGANIZING CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS STORYTELLING COMPETITION ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION WOOD CARVING CLASSES LANGUAGE COURSES AND CHINESE NEW YEAR…" Full program description.
How much of The Chinese Community Library Services Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 8¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Chinese Community Library Services Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $34K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. PROVIDING VARIOUS LIBRARY SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE LEDING OF CHINESE BOOKS RENTAL CDS & DVDS SPACE FOR READING NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINES. 2. ORGANIZING CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS STORYTELLING COMPETITION ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION WOOD CARVING CLASSES LANGUAGE COURSES AND CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FOR SENIORS. 3 SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON CHINESE CANADIAN COMMUNITY BY ON-GOING NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. 4. ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BY DEVELOPING BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON CHINESE CANADIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY ON CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING. 5. PROVIDI… Show more
1. PROVIDING VARIOUS LIBRARY SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE LEDING OF CHINESE BOOKS RENTAL CDS & DVDS SPACE FOR READING NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINES. 2. ORGANIZING CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS STORYTELLING COMPETITION ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION WOOD CARVING CLASSES LANGUAGE COURSES AND CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FOR SENIORS. 3 SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON CHINESE CANADIAN COMMUNITY BY ON-GOING NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. 4. ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BY DEVELOPING BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON CHINESE CANADIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY ON CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING. 5. PROVIDING OUTREACH SERVICES TO CHINESE SENIORS WHICH INCLUDE LIBRARY SERVICES SOCIETY SUPPORT INFORMATION ACCESS TRANSLATION AS WELL AS APPLICATION AND TAX RETURN SERVICES. 6. ORGANIZING COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS TO LEARN ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
8¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 8¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 8¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
84.9 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$34K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)31%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
36%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
31%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
36%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
33%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $28K | 24¢ | 7% | 8.6 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $24K | 1¢ | 31% | 276.7 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $73K | — | 8% | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $21K | — | 12% | — |
| 2023-09-30 | $104K | 1¢ | 48% | 224.8 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $34K | 8¢ | 6% | 84.9 yr |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- CHEN, SUNNIPRESIDENTarm's length
- YAN, HERMANDIRECTORarm's length
- WONG, PINGDIRECTORarm's length
- TONG, TOMMYDIRECTORarm's length
- TONG, HELENDIRECTORarm's length
- TAM, MAN PUKDIRECTORarm's length
- SIU, MYRA MING YUKDIRECTORarm's length
- MONTGOMERY, BLAIRDIRECTORarm's length
- LAU, ALANDIRECTORarm's length
- FUNG, IOK MEITREASURERarm's length
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- CHEUNG, WAI LINGDIRECTORarm's length
- CHEUNG, KAI HUNGDIRECTORarm's length
- ZHOU, ALBA YING HENGSECRETARYarm's length
- SHEN, ZHONGJIEVICE PRESEIDENTarm's length
- CHAN, HO YANDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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