VISION LOSS REHABILITATION CANADA/ RÉADAPTATION EN DÉFICIENCE VISUELLE CANADA
Charitable organizationCore health care·1929 BAYVIEW AVE · EAST YORK, ON · M4G 3E8·BN 708628896RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$32.6M
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 Vision Loss Rehabilitation 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 Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 708628896RR0001. 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 Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1929 BAYVIEW AVE, EAST YORK, ON, M4G 3E8. Source.
What does Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada ) is a not-for-profit national health care organization and the leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and health care services for individuals with vision loss across Canada. We provide training that enables people who are blind or partially sighted to develop or restore key…" Full program description.
How much of Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $32.6M (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
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada ) is a not-for-profit national health care organization and the leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and health care services for individuals with vision loss across Canada. We provide training that enables people who are blind or partially sighted to develop or restore key daily living skills helping enhance their independence safety and mobility. Our certified specialists work closely with ophthalmologists optometrists and other health care professionals providing essential care on a referral basis in homes and communities across Canada.
New programs
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) has partnered with various organizations to increase the delivery of Diabetic Retinopathy screening services through the Eye Health Screening Initiative to support a client’s full continuum of diabetes care while decreasing risks associated with Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy. VLRC’s Eye Health Screening Initiative utilizes Canada’s first Health Canada approved automated Diabetic Retinopathy screening software (AI retinal image screening). The program will support individuals in remote and/or rural communities indigenous communities and vulnerable p… Show more
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) has partnered with various organizations to increase the delivery of Diabetic Retinopathy screening services through the Eye Health Screening Initiative to support a client’s full continuum of diabetes care while decreasing risks associated with Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy. VLRC’s Eye Health Screening Initiative utilizes Canada’s first Health Canada approved automated Diabetic Retinopathy screening software (AI retinal image screening). The program will support individuals in remote and/or rural communities indigenous communities and vulnerable populations like frail seniors with minimal access to eye care services and improve population health outcomes with respect to vision care.
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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
0.1 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)$32.6M
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 ↗
96%
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
96%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
4%
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 | $26.8M | 96¢ | 4% | 0 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $28.3M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $28.1M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $29.0M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $31.7M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $32.6M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 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
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- Packer, Tanya TPDirectorarm's length
- Bona, Mark MBDirectorarm's length
- Nobel, Betty BNDirectorarm's length
- Magill, John JMChairarm's length
- Gidwani, Shanti SGDirectorarm's length
- Hook, Brian BHDirectorarm's length
- Maloney, Shelagh SMDirectorarm's length
- Zbacnik, Daniel DZTreasurerarm's length
- Mackenzie, Heather HMDIRECTORarm's length
- Blight, William WBDirectorarm's length
Show all 14 directors
- Scott Gabe, Susan SSGDirectorarm's length
- Lemire, Francine FLDirectorarm's length
- Cripps, Donna DCDirectorarm's length
- Nightingale, Robert RNDirectorarm'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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