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
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 ↗.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)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.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)10.5 yr
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)$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 ↗
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 | $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 |
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
- 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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