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Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Canada Incorporated

Charitable organizationResearch·600 - 777 HORNBY ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6Z 1S4·BN 830616488RR0001

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

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Roots to Thrive study – Partnership with Roots to Thrive to conduct therapy and training programs using ketamine and psilocybin. EXPAND study – MAPS Canada research study in collaboration with volunteers and researchers. MAPS Canada School of Psychedelics – Provides educational content taught by various instructors and experts using an online platform to further our mission to educate the public about psychedelics. MAPS Canada podcast – Hosts a variety of guests to educate the public about psychedelics. Virtual speaker events – Online speaker events to further MAPS' mission of psychedelic Show more

Roots to Thrive study – Partnership with Roots to Thrive to conduct therapy and training programs using ketamine and psilocybin. EXPAND study – MAPS Canada research study in collaboration with volunteers and researchers. MAPS Canada School of Psychedelics – Provides educational content taught by various instructors and experts using an online platform to further our mission to educate the public about psychedelics. MAPS Canada podcast – Hosts a variety of guests to educate the public about psychedelics. Virtual speaker events – Online speaker events to further MAPS' mission of psychedelic science research and education. First Responder clinical trial – Research study by Empower Psychedelics to study effectiveness of psychedelic therapy for first responders. MAPS Canada Special Access Program (SAP) community of practise – Virtual community that supports education about Health Canada SAP for access to psychedelic therapy in Canada. MAPS Canada Research Room – Monthly virtual research presentations highlighting Canadian research and researchers. Policy & advocacy – Correspondence with relevant policy makers public dialogue developing policy reports.

New programs

Knowledge translation – Providing accessible infographics and breakdowns of evidence from research for educational purposes. Psychedelic safety – Providing evidence-based information regarding safety issues related to psychedelics for educational purposes.

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)

34¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 34¢ 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)

66%

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)

$62K

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$476K24¢76%21.3 yr
2020-12-31$583K14¢86%36.2 yr
2021-12-31$185K30%105 yr
2022-12-31$67K2%9.6 yr
2023-12-31$63K36¢64%0.7 yr
2024-12-31$62K34¢66%
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

11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length

  • Doblin, Rick EDirectorarm's length
  • Capler, Nicole RChair of the Boardarm's length
  • Vidt, Brennan JTreasurerarm's length
  • Darda, ReverdiDirectorarm's length
  • Smadella, ShannonDirectorarm's length
  • Douglas, Francine KDirectorarm's length
  • Carter, Kayla A.BDirectorarm's length
  • Kolakovic, PeterTreasurerarm's length
  • Vandeplassche, PeggyDirectorarm's length
  • Jordan, Harrison SDirectorarm's length
  • Aasen, Jared RJTreasurerarm'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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