THE GAIRDNER FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·335 - 101 COLLEGE ST · TORONTO, ON · M5G 1L7·BN 119234433RR0002·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The purpose of The Gairdner Foundation is to encourage study and research into medical/health sciences. We provide awards to the world's best and brightest biomedical researchers in recognition of their outstanding discoveries and contributions to medical science. The Gairdner Foundation also hosts a series of lectures across Canada for scientists researchers medical graduates undergraduates and high school students. We also host a series of public lectures across the country to engage the public in areas of research that collectively impact society and human well-being.
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)59¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ 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)41%
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)28.5 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)$5.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)41%
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)18%
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 | $2.2M | 56¢ | 44% | 20.9 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.5M | 64¢ | 36% | 26 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.5M | 60¢ | 40% | 30.7 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.3M | 54¢ | 46% | 23.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.5M | 56¢ | 44% | 21.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $5.0M | 59¢ | 41% | 28.5 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)
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 14 of 18at arm's length
- Munroe-Blum, HeatherChairarm's length
- Horgan, MichaelDirectorarm's length
- Risley, JohnDirectorarm's length
- Lievonen, MarkDirectorarm's length
- Cooper, GeorgeDirectorarm's length
- Sugiyama, ConstanceDirectorarm's length
- Cannon, ElizabethDirectorarm's length
- Gairdner, A.J.Directornot at arm's length
- Gairdner, FrankDirectornot at arm's length
- Montalbano, JohnDirectorarm's length
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- Mortimer, StefanieDirectornot at arm's length
- Sharp, PhillipDirectorarm's length
- O'Brien, GailDirectorarm's length
- Gabriel, SherineDirectorarm's length
- Naish, CarolDirectornot at arm's length
- Pentland, LawrenceDirectorarm's length
- Lucas, StephenDirectorarm's length
- Lamothe, Marie JoseeDirectorarm'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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