MARGARET HELEN MILLER FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations·40 KING STREET WEST · 50TH FLOOR · TORONTO, ON · M5H 1H1·BN 715769915RR0001
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.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PAY ALL OR PART OF THE NET INCOME DERIVED THEREFROM IN PERPETUITY TO SUCH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS MY ESTATE TRUSTEE IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION CONSIDERS ADVISABLE FROM TIME TO TIME: (I)ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - DESIGNATED FOR THE OPHTHALMOLOGY PROGRAM (II) THE TORONTO GENERAL AND WESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - DESIGNATED TO THE VISIONS SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM; (III) THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY EYE BANK FUND; (IV) DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES CANADA … Show more
PAY ALL OR PART OF THE NET INCOME DERIVED THEREFROM IN PERPETUITY TO SUCH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS MY ESTATE TRUSTEE IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION CONSIDERS ADVISABLE FROM TIME TO TIME: (I)ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - DESIGNATED FOR THE OPHTHALMOLOGY PROGRAM (II) THE TORONTO GENERAL AND WESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - DESIGNATED TO THE VISIONS SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM; (III) THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY EYE BANK FUND; (IV) DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES CANADA ; (V) CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION INTERNATIONAL; (VI) ANY ONE OR MORE OTHER REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MAJOR INTEREST IN THE FIELD OF VISION RESEARCH BUT NOT TO INCLUDE THE CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND.
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)79%
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)100%
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)—
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)$580K
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)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 | $9.0M | — | 100% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $430K | — | 100% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $857K | — | 100% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $148K | — | 100% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $680K | — | 93% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $580K | — | 100% | — |
| 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
1 director reported · 1 of 1at arm's length
- SCOTIATRUSTTRUSTEEarm'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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