Wounds Canada Plaies Canada
Charitable organizationCore health care·2B LAUDERDALE DRIVE · TORONTO, ON · M2L 2A9·BN 788218519RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
ESTABLISHED IN 1995 WOUNDS CANADA IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOUND PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY ADVOCATING FOR A POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH THAT PROMOTES BEST PRATICES TO SUPPORT PERSONS AT RISK OF OR LIVING WITH WOUNDS HEALTH DECISION MAKERS AND FRONTLINE CLINICIANS. WE DEVELOP AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AS WELL AS SUPPORT RESEARCH TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE HOLISTIC RISK-BASED APPROACH. WE FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN A ROBUST WOUND COMMUNITY IN C… Show more
ESTABLISHED IN 1995 WOUNDS CANADA IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOUND PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY ADVOCATING FOR A POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH THAT PROMOTES BEST PRATICES TO SUPPORT PERSONS AT RISK OF OR LIVING WITH WOUNDS HEALTH DECISION MAKERS AND FRONTLINE CLINICIANS. WE DEVELOP AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AS WELL AS SUPPORT RESEARCH TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE HOLISTIC RISK-BASED APPROACH. WE FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN A ROBUST WOUND COMMUNITY IN CANADA THAT ALSO HAS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL GLOBAL CONNECTIONS. OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF WOUNDS OF ALL TYPES AND THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES THEY BRING-INCLUDING PATIENT SUFFERING AND WASTED HEALTH-CARE DOLLARS. OUR PARTNERS IN ACTION ARE PATIENTS CAREGIVERS HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS RESEARCHERS ADVOCATES POLICY MAKERS INDUSTRY FOLK AND DONORS. NOT ONLY DO WE EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE BUT WE ALSO DRIVE CHANGE AND BUILD COMMUNITY. WE CAN IMAGINE A FUTURE WHERE THE AVERAGE PERSON SEES SKIN HEALTH AS A HOLISTIC AND IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THEIR HEALTH CARE. WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE'RE INSPIRING A SYSTEM-WIDE SHIFT TOWARDS PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN WOUND CARE MANAGEMENT.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)29¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 29¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)71%
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)0.9 yr
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)$1.3M
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 | $12K | — | 96% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $6K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $1K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $972K | 31¢ | 69% | 2.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.2M | 31¢ | 66% | 2.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.3M | 29¢ | 71% | 0.9 yr |
| 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)
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- BAJNOK, IRMAJEANDIRECTORarm's length
- BLANCHETTE, VIRGINIEDIRECTORarm's length
- CALLIOU, HOLLYDIRECTORarm's length
- EVANS, ROBYNDIRECTORarm's length
- HWANG, JOHNVICE CHAIRarm's length
- JIN, SUSIEDIRECTORarm's length
- KAYSSI, AHMEDDIRECTORarm's length
- KEALEY, MARCDIRECTORarm's length
- MACKAY, ELLENDIRECTORarm's length
- MCSWIGGAN, JANEDIRECTORarm's length
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- MITCHELL-MCDONALD, BERNADETTEDIRECTORarm's length
- MOSS, LINDADIRECTORarm's length
- MURRAY, BARBARAPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- O'CONNELL, PETRATREASURERarm's length
- PETRI, MARIADIRECTORarm's length
- SPRINGER, ANDREWCHAIRarm'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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