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Dyslexia Canada

Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·700 - 20 TORONTO ST · TORONTO, ON · M5C 2B8·BN 775679095RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

89¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

11%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.5 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$1.2M

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 Dyslexia Canada?

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Is Dyslexia Canada a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 775679095RR0001. 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 Dyslexia Canada located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 700 - 20 TORONTO ST, TORONTO, ON, M5C 2B8. Source.

What does Dyslexia Canada do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We provide workshops and programs for teachers educators libraries and parents on how to recognize and support a student with dyslexia. We also provide information and evidence-based research to educational professionals on effective identification and reading instruction for all students to aid in discussions of…" Full program description.

How much of Dyslexia Canada's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Dyslexia Canada?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $1.2M (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

We provide workshops and programs for teachers educators libraries and parents on how to recognize and support a student with dyslexia. We also provide information and evidence-based research to educational professionals on effective identification and reading instruction for all students to aid in discussions of curriculum and educational change. We coordinate and conduct research into awareness of and availability of supports for students with dyslexia. We offer mentoring programs for caregivers and events and workshops for children on topics to support their growth.

New programs

We have begun to offer resources to assist teachers with delivering evidence-based literacy instruction to all children and to better identify and support children with dyslexia at school through a new website ONlit.org.

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)

89¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · 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)

11%

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)

0.5 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)

$1.2M

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

3%

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)

64%

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

    3%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    64%

    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.

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Board of directors

10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length

  • GRAY, KEITHCHAIRarm's length
  • BRUCE, STUARTTREASURERarm's length
  • PROFITI, RAFFAELADIRECTORarm's length
  • ZYLSTRA, COREYSECRETARYarm's length
  • BJORNSON, VALDINEDIRECTORarm's length
  • MEDEIROS, BRIANDIRECTORarm's length
  • LAMB, PINADIRECTORarm's length
  • DOWNEY, KIRSTENDIRECTORarm's length
  • SOUTAR, KYLEFINANCE CHAIRarm's length
  • STALEY, CHRISTINEDIRECTORarm'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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