Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·6400 - 818 10TH AVE W · VANCOUVER, BC · V5Z 1M9·BN 819755299RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
92¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
8%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$11.1M
Charity Intelligence ★ B+ · T2
— 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 Praxis Spinal Cord Institute?
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Is Praxis Spinal Cord Institute a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 819755299RR0001. 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 Praxis Spinal Cord Institute located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 6400 - 818 10TH AVE W, VANCOUVER, BC, V5Z 1M9. Source.
What does Praxis Spinal Cord Institute do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PRAXIS’ FOUR PROGRAMMING AREAS ARE: CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH) CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION) COMMERCIALIZATION AND PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE (PLEX). PRAXIS ALSO UNDERTAKES ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NETWORK DEVELOPMENT INFORMATICS THE NATIONAL CANADIAN SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) REGISTRY (RHSCIR)…" Full program description.
How much of Praxis Spinal Cord Institute's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Praxis Spinal Cord Institute?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $11.1M (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
PRAXIS’ FOUR PROGRAMMING AREAS ARE: CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH) CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION) COMMERCIALIZATION AND PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE (PLEX). PRAXIS ALSO UNDERTAKES ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NETWORK DEVELOPMENT INFORMATICS THE NATIONAL CANADIAN SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) REGISTRY (RHSCIR) AND MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION. IN F2024 THE CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH) PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE AND TRANSLATE WORK IN BIOMARKERS NEURO-RESTORATIVE THERAPIES AND SCI DATA. THE CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION) PROGRAM WILL LEAD A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SCI CARE STRATEGY AN… Show more
PRAXIS’ FOUR PROGRAMMING AREAS ARE: CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH) CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION) COMMERCIALIZATION AND PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE (PLEX). PRAXIS ALSO UNDERTAKES ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NETWORK DEVELOPMENT INFORMATICS THE NATIONAL CANADIAN SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) REGISTRY (RHSCIR) AND MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION. IN F2024 THE CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH) PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE AND TRANSLATE WORK IN BIOMARKERS NEURO-RESTORATIVE THERAPIES AND SCI DATA. THE CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION) PROGRAM WILL LEAD A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SCI CARE STRATEGY AND CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE ON AND SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT WILL ADVANCE EVIDENCE-INFORMED EQUITABLE AND OPTIMAL CARE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI. THE COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM WILL MOBILIZE AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF PROMISING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI BY INCREASING ACCESS TO NEW INNOVATIONS THROUGH RESEARCH VALIDATION UNIQUE MENTORSHIP AND NETWORK CONNECTIONS. THE PLEX PROGRAM WILL TRAIN AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCHERS TO ENABLE AND LEAD INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION.
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.
92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ 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 92¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
8%
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
1.5 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 ($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)$11.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
91%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
91%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
9%
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 | $11.3M | 106¢✱ | 10% | 1.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $12.2M | 84¢ | 16% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $10.8M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $8.1M | 86¢ | 10% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $8.3M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $11.1M | 92¢ | 8% | 1.5 yr |
| trend |
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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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- ALMOND, BENBOARD MEMBER - VICE CHAIRarm's length
- ABITBOL, JEREMYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BEATTIE, MICHAELBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GILL, RICHDEEPBOARD MEMBER - SECRETARYarm's length
- CHARPENTIER, JEFFBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- COWLEY, KRISTINEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- HUGHSON, SHARIBOARD MEMBER - VICE CHAIRarm's length
- RIGBY, IANBOARD MEMBER - CHAIRarm's length
- SANG, CHRISTINEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- SWERSKY SOFER, NAVABOARD MEMBERarm's length
Show all 18 directors
- GJOS, SEANBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- TOOR, HARBIRBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GUO, PETERBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- KITTO, JAUVONNEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ANDERSON ERISMAN, KIMBERLYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- DEMBE, JOELBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ESTRADA, DAVIDBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- WALKER, IANBOARD MEMBERarm'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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