J. DOUGLAS WRIGHT FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations·54 ANDERSON AVE · TORONTO, ON · M5P 1H7·BN 809018112RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
—
not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
3%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$7K
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
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Common questions
How do I donate to J. Douglas Wright Foundation?
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Is J. Douglas Wright Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 809018112RR0001. 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 J. Douglas Wright Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 54 ANDERSON AVE, TORONTO, ON, M5P 1H7. Source.
What does J. Douglas Wright Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Douglas Wright Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization devoted to fighting Melanoma cancer in Canada by increasing awareness educating the public about early detection and preventative measures and fostering partnerships between like minded organizations. In 2024 the foundation again committed…" Full program description.
How big is J. Douglas Wright Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $7K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Douglas Wright Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization devoted to fighting Melanoma cancer in Canada by increasing awareness educating the public about early detection and preventative measures and fostering partnerships between like minded organizations. In 2024 the foundation again committed funds to joint projects with like minded foundations to deliver sun safe materials to the public which includes distribution of sunscreen and sun tents as well as raise awareness of sun safety. The foundation also continued to fund a grant that is awarded to individuals in the resear… Show more
The Douglas Wright Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization devoted to fighting Melanoma cancer in Canada by increasing awareness educating the public about early detection and preventative measures and fostering partnerships between like minded organizations. In 2024 the foundation again committed funds to joint projects with like minded foundations to deliver sun safe materials to the public which includes distribution of sunscreen and sun tents as well as raise awareness of sun safety. The foundation also continued to fund a grant that is awarded to individuals in the research/preventative space for Melanoma.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing: the gifts-to-qualified-donees line (5050) or total (5100) is missing or outside the possible range.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
3%
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
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$7K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)74%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
74%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
26%
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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $118K | 25% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $48K | 14% | 10.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $57K | 18% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $13K | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $146K | 39% | 15 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $7K | 3% | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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
8 directors reported · 6 of 8at arm's length
- Wright, James MPresidentnot at arm's length
- Thompson, Andrew ASecretaryarm's length
- Steiner, Adam BTreasurerarm's length
- Polci, Robert ADirectorarm's length
- Campbell, Darren MDirectorarm's length
- Wright, Katherine ADirectornot at arm's length
- Pennal, Alexandra GDirectorarm's length
- McIsaac, Michael PDirectorarm'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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