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Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) / Orthophonie et Audiologie Canada (OAC)

Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·1000 - 1 NICHOLAS ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1N 7B7·BN 106842867RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) has a long history of delivering charitable programs. Specialized Health Organization F9 SAC is dedicated to supporting its current and future communication health professionals. As part of this commitment SAC is proud to offer 26 scholarships annually to students in speech-language pathology and audiology programs. Similarly SAC’s Clinical Research Grant Program awards monetary grants to support researchers who are furthering the clinical evidence base in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology in Canada. SAC’s annual Awards & Recog Show more

Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) has a long history of delivering charitable programs. Specialized Health Organization F9 SAC is dedicated to supporting its current and future communication health professionals. As part of this commitment SAC is proud to offer 26 scholarships annually to students in speech-language pathology and audiology programs. Similarly SAC’s Clinical Research Grant Program awards monetary grants to support researchers who are furthering the clinical evidence base in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology in Canada. SAC’s annual Awards & Recognition Program recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. Public Education C10 The association is also committed to championing the needs of people with communication disorders which includes developing resources for its members and associates as well as the general public. SAC develops public awareness posters and information sheets to educate the public about communication disorders and the association’s website acts as a 'hub' for communication health in Canada with extensive information and detailed resource pages. SAC offers a certification program to support continuing education needs for its members and offers annual conferences alongside webinars and webcasts to support lifelong learning. Research C11 Each year SAC develops and publishes a number of position papers and statements on key professional issues. These timely resources are developed by committees of professional subject matter experts and provide information and guidance on important topics. In addition SAC publishes our scientific journal 'CJSLPA' The Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (CJSLPA) is a peer-reviewed online journal of clinical practice for audiologists speech-language pathologists and researchers. SAC also offers clinical research grants annually to support research in Speech-Language pathology and Audiology.

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)

56¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 56¢ 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)

44%

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)

0.4 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)

$3.4M

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 ↗

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$2.4M55¢45%1 yr
2020-12-31$2.4M47¢53%0.7 yr
2021-12-31$2.5M46¢54%3.3 yr
2022-12-31$3.0M60¢40%0.9 yr
2023-12-31$3.3M67¢33%2 yr
2024-12-31$3.4M56¢44%0.4 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

18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length

  • Quinn, DarinDirectorarm's length
  • Bull, AndreaDirectorarm's length
  • Cuglietta, LoredanaChairarm's length
  • Santilli, ChristineDirectorarm's length
  • Purdy, GillianDirectorarm's length
  • Wagner, SusanDirectorarm's length
  • Tanner, MerrillDirectorarm's length
  • Root, KellyDirectorarm's length
  • Matsuo, PattyDirectionarm's length
  • Jones, OziDirectorarm's length
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  • Syed, EvonneDirectorarm's length
  • Neill, DianaDirectorarm's length
  • Hart, LauraDirectorarm's length
  • Banks, RexDirectorarm's length
  • Wade, SashaDirectorarm's length
  • Cooper, StaciDirectorarm's length
  • Morrish, BritneyDirectorarm's length
  • Rosenbloom, KiraDirectorarm'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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