OTTAWA CHINESE COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTRE
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·2000 - 400 COOPER ST · OTTAWA, ON · K2P 2H8·BN 130918311RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
85¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.6M
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 Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre?
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Is Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 130918311RR0001. 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 Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2000 - 400 COOPER ST, OTTAWA, ON, K2P 2H8. Source.
What does Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. PROVIDES SETTLEMENT SERVICES TO NEWCOMERS. SERVICES INCLUDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS FORM FILLING TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION ETC. 2. PROVIDES LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) TRAINING CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS 3. PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELLING AND ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME…" Full program description.
How much of Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.6M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. PROVIDES SETTLEMENT SERVICES TO NEWCOMERS. SERVICES INCLUDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS FORM FILLING TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION ETC. 2. PROVIDES LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) TRAINING CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS 3. PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELLING AND ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES 4. CONDUCTS JOB RESEARCH WORKSHOPS EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLING ETC. 5. PROVIDES LABOUR MARKET ACCESS SUPPORT EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT MENTORSHIP/COACHING TO INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED IT 6. PROVIDES SKILLS FOR SUCCESS TRAINING TO NEWCOMERS AND EMPLOYERS 7. PROVIDES INTERPRET… Show more
1. PROVIDES SETTLEMENT SERVICES TO NEWCOMERS. SERVICES INCLUDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS FORM FILLING TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION ETC. 2. PROVIDES LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) TRAINING CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS 3. PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELLING AND ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES 4. CONDUCTS JOB RESEARCH WORKSHOPS EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLING ETC. 5. PROVIDES LABOUR MARKET ACCESS SUPPORT EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT MENTORSHIP/COACHING TO INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED IT 6. PROVIDES SKILLS FOR SUCCESS TRAINING TO NEWCOMERS AND EMPLOYERS 7. PROVIDES INTERPRETATION FOR SENIORS RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS & OUTREACH TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH CHINESE SENIORS 8. PROVIDES CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING TO EMPLOYERS JOB PLACEMENT FOR FOREIGN TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN CANADIAN WORKPLACE. 9. PROMOTES VOLUNTEERISM AMONG NEWCOMER 10. IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS FOR INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS 11. PROVIDES THIRD PARTY LANGUAGE TESTING THROUGH PARAGON TESTING ENTERPRISES 12. OCCSC WECHAT FOR VACCINE BOOSTER CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF NEWCOMERS WHO RELY ON WECHAT AS THEIR PRIMARY COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO PROMOTE VACCINE AWARENESS ACCESSIBILITY AND BOOSTERS CONNECTING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH.
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.
85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 85¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
15%
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
0.6 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$3.6M
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 ↗
88%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
88%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $5.5M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $4.8M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $4.3M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $3.6M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $3.3M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $3.6M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- PARUNGAO, ROBERTPRESIDENTarm's length
- CHOW, HILDAVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- ZHANG, SALLYSECRETARYarm's length
- GAO, JULIE FANGQIANTREASURERarm's length
- MANGULABNAN, RUDIDIRECTORarm's length
- KROLAK-LEE, ALLANDIRECTORarm's length
- CHEN, JUNDIRECTORarm's length
- ZHANG, RIVENDIRECTORarm's length
- LUO, JESSIE YU FEIDIRECTORarm's length
- VUONG, PHUNGDIRECTORarm'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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