BRAIN TUMOUR FOUNDATION OF CANADA
Public foundationFoundations·203 - 205 HORTON ST E · LONDON, ON · N6B 1K7·BN 118816339RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS WE TAKE ACTION AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR EVERY CANADIAN AFFECTED BY A BRAIN TUMOUR. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION INCLUDING HANDBOOKS STORYBOOKS INFORMATION SHEETS VIDEOS AND A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND WE FACILITATE EDUCATION EVENTS AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. THE BRAIN TUMOUR REASEARCH FIELD IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND SO WE FUND THE RESEARCH PROJECTS AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS THAT ARE INVESTIGATING TREATMENT IMPROVEMENTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND CURES. WE ALSO LEVERAGE FUNDS BY SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS INVESTIGATING STRATEGICALL… Show more
THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS WE TAKE ACTION AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR EVERY CANADIAN AFFECTED BY A BRAIN TUMOUR. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION INCLUDING HANDBOOKS STORYBOOKS INFORMATION SHEETS VIDEOS AND A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND WE FACILITATE EDUCATION EVENTS AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. THE BRAIN TUMOUR REASEARCH FIELD IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND SO WE FUND THE RESEARCH PROJECTS AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS THAT ARE INVESTIGATING TREATMENT IMPROVEMENTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND CURES. WE ALSO LEVERAGE FUNDS BY SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS INVESTIGATING STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT BRAIN TUMOUR INSIGHTS AND ENSURE THE ONGOING FUNDING OF THE LONDON-BASED TUMOUR TISSUE BANK SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL RESEARCH EFFORT. LEADING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CANADIAN BRAIN TUMOUR REGISTRY TO COUNT EVERY PERSON WITH A BRAIN TUMOUR IN CANADA IS A CRITICAL NEXT STEP TO UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERMENT ON THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND NEEDS OF CANADIANS LIVING WITH A BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORTS THE MISSION TO REACH EVERY CANADIAN AFFECTED BY A BRAIN TUMOUR
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · 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)2 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)$3.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)63%
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 | $3.7M | 72¢ | 28% | 1.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $3.3M | 76¢ | 24% | 1.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.7M | 76¢ | 24% | 2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.9M | 78¢ | 22% | 1.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.2M | 74¢ | 26% | 1.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.2M | 78¢ | 22% | 2 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 ↗
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Overall rating
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Results reporting
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Demonstrated impact
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- DAVIS, FAITHCHAIRarm's length
- WALKER, BILLVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- SMITH, RUSSELLTREASURERarm's length
- AVIE, DELASECRETARYarm's length
- MENDELSOHN, DANIELDIRECTORarm's length
- THOMAS, ARUNDIRECTORarm's length
- MUTREY, MIKEDIRECTORarm's length
- LAKUSTA, MIKEDIRECTORarm's length
- HARRISON, REBECCADIRECTORarm's length
- IRONSIDE, SARAHDIRECTORarm's length
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- ALLAN, KRISTYDIRECTORarm's length
- GANDHI, SHREYADIRECTORarm's length
- IVANKO, JEFFDIRECTORarm'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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