MON SHEONG FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·36 D'ARCY STREET · TORONTO, ON · M5T 1J7·BN 119044618RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
90¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
9%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$125.4M
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 Mon Sheong Foundation?
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Is Mon Sheong Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119044618RR0001. 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 Mon Sheong Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 36 D'ARCY STREET, TORONTO, ON, M5T 1J7. Source.
What does Mon Sheong Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "MON SHEONG FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF CHINESE CULTURE HERITAGE AND PHILOSOPHY THROUGH CARING FOR THE ELDERLY EDIFYING THE YOUNG AND PROVIDING PROGRAM AND SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES. ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE DAILY LIVING CARE AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES…" Full program description.
How much of Mon Sheong Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Mon Sheong Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $125.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $100M and over revenue band, alongside 360 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
MON SHEONG FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF CHINESE CULTURE HERITAGE AND PHILOSOPHY THROUGH CARING FOR THE ELDERLY EDIFYING THE YOUNG AND PROVIDING PROGRAM AND SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES. ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE DAILY LIVING CARE AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PROVIDED TO FOUR LONG TERM CARE HOMES THREE SENIORS APARTMENTS AND TWO RETIREMENT HOMES ADULT DAY CARE CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION CLASSES SENIOR SOCIAL EVENTS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED OUT BY FULL OR PART TIME STAFF AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS. THE FOUNDATIONS O… Show more
MON SHEONG FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF CHINESE CULTURE HERITAGE AND PHILOSOPHY THROUGH CARING FOR THE ELDERLY EDIFYING THE YOUNG AND PROVIDING PROGRAM AND SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES. ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE DAILY LIVING CARE AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PROVIDED TO FOUR LONG TERM CARE HOMES THREE SENIORS APARTMENTS AND TWO RETIREMENT HOMES ADULT DAY CARE CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION CLASSES SENIOR SOCIAL EVENTS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED OUT BY FULL OR PART TIME STAFF AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS. THE FOUNDATIONS OPERATES TWO COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES CENTRES WHICH PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO VOLUNTEERS AND YOUTH GROUPS.
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.
90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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; 92¢ among those its size ($100M and over).
this charity 90¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
9%
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
0.9 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 ($100M and over, 360): median 0.3 yr; 55% 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)$125.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
58%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
58%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
40%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $59.1M | 86¢ | 13% | 2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $59.4M | 88¢ | 12% | 1.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $69.5M | 88¢ | 11% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $103.2M | 91¢ | 9% | 1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $115.2M | 91¢ | 9% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $125.4M | 90¢ | 9% | 0.9 yr |
| trend |
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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
20 directors reported · 20 of 20at arm's length
- KWAN, TIMCHAIRMANarm's length
- LOW, GARTHPRESIDENTarm's length
- CHAN, DORISFIRST VICE CHAIRarm's length
- YOUNG, JOYCESCOND VICE -CHAIRarm's length
- TAM, AMYVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- LEE, JOSEPHINEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- CHENG, DAVIDVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- TSUI, FRANCISVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- WONG, TAKTREASURERarm's length
- MAH, JEFFREYCORPORATE SECRETARYarm's length
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- AU-YEUNG, DENNISCHAIR OF HONOURARY GOVERNORSarm's length
- WONG, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- DUONG, YINGDIRECTORarm's length
- HO, CHRISTOPHERDIRECTORarm's length
- LAM, ANDYDIRECTORarm's length
- NG, SIMONDIRECTORarm's length
- TSNAG, JOSEPHDIRECTORarm's length
- TSE, RONALDDIRECTORarm's length
- LAM, RAYMONDDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAN, DAVIDDIRECTORarm'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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