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
Cents to cause T1
59¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
41%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
28.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$5.0M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— 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 The Gairdner Foundation?
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Is The Gairdner Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119234433RR0002. 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 The Gairdner Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 335 - 101 COLLEGE ST, TORONTO, ON, M5G 1L7. Source.
What does The Gairdner Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much of The Gairdner Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Gairdner Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $5.0M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
59¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 59¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
28.5 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
41%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
18%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $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 |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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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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