BUDDHIST COMPASSION RELIEF TZU CHI FOUNDATION OF CANADA
Charitable organizationFoundations·8850 OSLER ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6P 4G2·BN 137023685RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
10.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.8M
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
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
Common questions
How do I donate to Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada?
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Is Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 137023685RR0001. 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 Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 8850 OSLER ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6P 4G2. Source.
What does Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN YOUTH THE AGED OR PERSONS SUFFERING DISABILITIES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS BY PROVIDING BASIC AMENITIES INCLUDING FOOD WATER CLOTHING PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AND MEDICINE. ADVANCE EDUCATION BY - PROVIDING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS AND…" Full program description.
How much of Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.8M (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
THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN YOUTH THE AGED OR PERSONS SUFFERING DISABILITIES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS BY PROVIDING BASIC AMENITIES INCLUDING FOOD WATER CLOTHING PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AND MEDICINE. ADVANCE EDUCATION BY - PROVIDING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DESERVING AND/OR IN NEED TO PURSUE SECONDARY OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND - PROVIDING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL COURSES SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ON CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE IDEOLOGY PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES OF TZU CHI. - ESTABLISHING… Show more
THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN YOUTH THE AGED OR PERSONS SUFFERING DISABILITIES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS BY PROVIDING BASIC AMENITIES INCLUDING FOOD WATER CLOTHING PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AND MEDICINE. ADVANCE EDUCATION BY - PROVIDING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DESERVING AND/OR IN NEED TO PURSUE SECONDARY OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND - PROVIDING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL COURSES SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ON CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THE IDEOLOGY PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES OF TZU CHI. - ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN STUDENTS TO BECOME CERTIFIED PRACTITIONERS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE - CONDUCTING AND DISSEMINATING MEDICAL RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATING TO TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE - PROVIDING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUBLIC TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND - OPERATING PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DAY CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHIDLREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PROMOTE HEALTH BY ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A NON-PROFIT HEALTH CARE CLINIC TO PROVIDE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINAL TREATMENTS TO THE PUBLIC
New programs
NONE
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.
93¢
As filed: 93¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
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
10.5 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)$3.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)88%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
88%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.2M | 64¢ | 16% | 11.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.8M | 74¢ | 11% | 8.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.8M | 73¢ | 13% | 9.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.4M | 86¢ | 13% | 9.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.8M | 87¢ | 12% | 6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.8M | 93¢ | 22% | 10.5 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- ENG, SIEW BEEPRESIDENT CHAIRarm's length
- CHENG, YANG-HOSECRETARY DIRECTORarm's length
- LU, CHUNG HANDIRECTORarm's length
- HSIEH, HSUEH-CHINGDIRECTORarm's length
- LIN, PI-YUDIRECTORarm's length
- SHYONG, SHYH-MINGDIRECTORarm's length
- MIAO, WAN UICEO AND VICE CHAIRarm'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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