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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $476K | 24¢ | 76% | 21.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $583K | 14¢ | 86% | 36.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $185K | 4¢ | 30% | 105 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $67K | 1¢ | 2% | 9.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $63K | 36¢ | 64% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $62K | 34¢ | 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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