Muscular Dystrophy Canada / Dystrophie musculaire Canada
Charitable organizationCore health care·316 - 4211 YONGE ST · NORTH YORK, ON · M2P 2A9·BN 107755837RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
54¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
46%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$10.7M
Charity Intelligence ★★★ B · T2
— 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 Muscular Dystrophy Canada?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Muscular Dystrophy Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107755837RR0001. 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 Muscular Dystrophy Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 316 - 4211 YONGE ST, NORTH YORK, ON, M2P 2A9. Source.
What does Muscular Dystrophy Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CANADA (MDC) provides direct support to Canadians affected by Neuromuscular disorders that include: offering emotional support for adapting and coping to Canadians living with a neuromuscular disorder or caring for an individual with a neuromuscular disorder navigating and accessing healthcare and…" Full program description.
How much of Muscular Dystrophy Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Muscular Dystrophy Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $10.7M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CANADA (MDC) provides direct support to Canadians affected by Neuromuscular disorders that include: offering emotional support for adapting and coping to Canadians living with a neuromuscular disorder or caring for an individual with a neuromuscular disorder navigating and accessing healthcare and community services and financial support providing funding for assistive devices medical equipment and supports as a last resort that are not funded by government sources delivering and facilitating peer support and education through caregiver and family retreats delivering e… Show more
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CANADA (MDC) provides direct support to Canadians affected by Neuromuscular disorders that include: offering emotional support for adapting and coping to Canadians living with a neuromuscular disorder or caring for an individual with a neuromuscular disorder navigating and accessing healthcare and community services and financial support providing funding for assistive devices medical equipment and supports as a last resort that are not funded by government sources delivering and facilitating peer support and education through caregiver and family retreats delivering education workshops in social settings including vocational and learning institutions to enhance awareness and providing tools to enhance full participation at work and school for the Canadian neuromuscular community. Provides consult and support to Canadians to obtain a neuromuscular diagnosis accessing neuromuscular treatments and therapies and clinical trials. ALSO MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CANADA FUNDS PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS IN UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN AREAS RELEVANT TO NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS. OUR VISION IS TO FIND A CURE FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. Until then we provide support services to the individuals their families and their caregivers affected by neuromuscular disorders with the tools and supports to understand their disease and to live their lives to the utmost.
New programs
Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) funds translational and clinical neuromuscular research grants. MDC funds clinical and post doctorial neuromuscular fellowships. MDC is a copartner and funder of the Neuromuscular Disease Network of Canada NMD4C Home - The Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada (neuromuscularnetwork.ca). MDC provides education workshops for the medical community provides education for researchers both early and current career investigates and identifies neuromuscular outcome measures to be used in clinical settings. MDC conducts natural history studies to be used in decisi… Show more
Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) funds translational and clinical neuromuscular research grants. MDC funds clinical and post doctorial neuromuscular fellowships. MDC is a copartner and funder of the Neuromuscular Disease Network of Canada NMD4C Home - The Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada (neuromuscularnetwork.ca). MDC provides education workshops for the medical community provides education for researchers both early and current career investigates and identifies neuromuscular outcome measures to be used in clinical settings. MDC conducts natural history studies to be used in decision making concerning access to treatments and therapies. Muscular Dystrophy Canada leads and delivers knowledge translation for all network activities. Muscular Dystrophy Canada conducts research through its internal research department to help inform changes to public policy including newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy early diagnosing of neuromuscular disorders cost of living with a neuromuscular disorder patient journey mapping that highlights pain points emotions and solutions in health care and community service settings from a patient’s perspective. MDC consults and advises government healthcare and community service decision makers on all findings and provides recommendations to enhance public policy.
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.
54¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 54¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
46%
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
1.4 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$10.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)30%
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
30%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
70%
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 | $9.6M | 54¢ | 46% | 2.4 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $9.3M | 43¢ | 40% | 2.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $7.8M | 59¢ | 41% | 2.6 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $8.3M | 67¢ | 33% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $10.8M | 69¢ | 35% | 1.2 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $10.7M | 54¢ | 46% | 1.4 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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- REID, KARADIRECTORarm's length
- CRAWFORD, DAVIDPAST CHAIRarm's length
- MARKS, SCOTTDIRECTORarm's length
- BRETON-PARE, ALFREDDIRECTORarm's length
- ZADO, KERRYSECRETARYarm's length
- KAYE, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- CHIABAL, DEBRACHAIRarm's length
- NIXON, DONNAPAST CHAIRarm's length
- MARINICH-LEE, STEFANIEDIRECTORarm's length
- CLUFF, DAVIDTREASURERarm's length
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- WARMAN-CHARDON, JODIDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAGNON, FANNYDIRECTORarm's length
- COTE, NICOLEVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- LOW, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- POULIN, LISEDIRECTORarm's length
- STIRLING, LIZDIRECTORarm'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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