OVERSEAS RADIO & TELEVISION (CANADA) SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·2493 GALT STREET · VANCOUVER, BC · V5R 2R8·BN 119074854RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION AS STATED IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IS TO TEACH DISSEMINATE AND PROPAGATE THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT CANADA AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY THE USE OF RADIO TELEVISION FILMS TAPE RECORDINGS PRINTED MATERIALS AND ANY OTHER USEFUL MEDIA. THIS MINISTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE COORDINATION AND PRESENTATION OF EVANGELISTIC RALLIES AND CONCERTS AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE AND MINISTRY PRODUCTS (SUCH AS GOSPEL MUSIC CASSETTES GOSPEL VADIOS FILMS ETC.). IN COOPERATION WITH CHINESE CHURCHES THROUGHOUT CANADA. … Show more
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION AS STATED IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IS TO TEACH DISSEMINATE AND PROPAGATE THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT CANADA AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY THE USE OF RADIO TELEVISION FILMS TAPE RECORDINGS PRINTED MATERIALS AND ANY OTHER USEFUL MEDIA. THIS MINISTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE COORDINATION AND PRESENTATION OF EVANGELISTIC RALLIES AND CONCERTS AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE AND MINISTRY PRODUCTS (SUCH AS GOSPEL MUSIC CASSETTES GOSPEL VADIOS FILMS ETC.). IN COOPERATION WITH CHINESE CHURCHES THROUGHOUT CANADA. THIS MINISTRY IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REACH CHINESE PEOPLE IN CANADA. SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE INITATED AND DIRECTLY BY THE BOARD AND STAFF OF OVERSEAS RADIO & TELEVISION (CANADA) SOCIETY AND ITS ADMINISTRATIVE HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY BEING CARRIED OUT INSIDE CANADA.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)—
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$0K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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 ↗
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 | — | — | 100% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $0K | — | 100% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | — | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $0K | 100¢ | — | — |
| trend |
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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- LIM, WILLIAMDIRECTORarm's length
- CHENG, MICHAELDIRECTOR/TREASURERarm's length
- BROUGHAM, DORISDIRECTORarm's length
- HUNG, SIMONDIRECTORarm's length
- SUN, JOHNDIRECTOR/CHAIRMANarm's length
- YOUNG, DEWEYDIRECTORarm's length
- HSIEH, DANIELDIRECTORarm'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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