Skip to main content

CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Charitable organizationCore health care·197 EUCLID AVENUE · TORONTO, ON · M6J 2J8·BN 119292795RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

Visit its official website ↗Give via CanadaHelps ↗Both links leave Charity Compass. We never handle your money and take no fee.

Cents to cause T1

82¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

18%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.9 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$22.8M

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 Child Development Institute?

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 Child Development Institute a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119292795RR0001. 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 Child Development Institute located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 197 EUCLID AVENUE, TORONTO, ON, M6J 2J8. Source.

What does Child Development Institute do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CDI IS A MULTI-SERVICE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELLING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. UNIFIED UNDER ONE AGENCY CDI'S DIVERSE PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 0…" Full program description.

How much of Child Development Institute's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Child Development Institute?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $22.8M (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

CDI IS A MULTI-SERVICE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELLING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. UNIFIED UNDER ONE AGENCY CDI'S DIVERSE PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 0 TO 18. CDI'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE GUIDED BY A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH PROVIDING CHILD-CENTRIC AND FAMILY- FOCUSED PROGRAMMING TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE RECEIVES THE TAILORED SUPPORT AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO BUILD LIFE-LONG SKILLS POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE. PROG… Show more

CDI IS A MULTI-SERVICE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELLING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. UNIFIED UNDER ONE AGENCY CDI'S DIVERSE PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 0 TO 18. CDI'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE GUIDED BY A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH PROVIDING CHILD-CENTRIC AND FAMILY- FOCUSED PROGRAMMING TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE RECEIVES THE TAILORED SUPPORT AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO BUILD LIFE-LONG SKILLS POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE CHILDCARE SERVICES FAMILY AND GROUP COUNSELING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL COUNSELLING SERVICES DROP-IN PARENT/CHILD PROGRAMS SCHOOL-BASED TREATMENT PROGRAMS CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS CONSULTATION TO CHILDCARE CENTRES REGARDING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING TRANSITIONAL AND HOUSING SUPPORTS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IN 2023-24 CDI SERVED 4 792 CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH ITS TORONTO-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES AND EARLY YEARS AND CHILD CARE SERVICES. OF CLIENTS WHO COMPLETED TREATMENT THROUGH CDI'S ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH-FUNDED CLINICAL SERVICES MORE THEN 85% REPORTED POSITIVE OUTCOMES AT DISCHARGE AND EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES RECEIVED.

New programs

WHILE CDI IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAMS TO PILOT FUTURE YEARS NO NEW PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN 2023-24.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

82¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

18%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.9 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)

$22.8M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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)

67%

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

    0%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    67%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    33%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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.

Similar charities

Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

16 directors reported · 15 of 16at arm's length

  • MILLER, WENDY WMBOARD CHAIRarm's length
  • MAHDY, SHARIF MSVICE CHAIRarm's length
  • PROUT, BRINA LUDWIG BLPDIRECTORarm's length
  • FIALA, DAN DFDIRECTORarm's length
  • THOMPSON, DAN DTDIRECTORarm's length
  • DODGE, DANA DDDIRECTORarm's length
  • GIORDANO, FRANK FGDIRECTORarm's length
  • LUE, JESSICA JLDIRECTORarm's length
  • BELFON, MARIA MBDIRECTORarm's length
  • KOZAK, PAKIZAH PKDIRECTORarm's length
Show all 16 directors
  • EAGLESON, SUSAN SEDIRECTORarm's length
  • PATERSON, SUSAN SPDIRECTOR
  • CHINMAN, TRACEY TCDIRECTORarm's length
  • EBRAHIMPOUR, MARYAM MEDIRECTORarm's length
  • BANTING, KATE KBDIRECTORarm's length
  • BINDAR, RAJBIR BRDIRECTORarm'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 ↗

Right of reply

This charity hasn't added a response yet. When it does, it appears here, beside the numbers, and is never removed. Represent this charity? Submit a response.

Verify everything: full public record on CharityData.ca ↗ · CRA charities listing ↗