THE TERRY FOX RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Charitable organizationResearch·675 WEST 10TH AVENUE · 14TH FLOOR · VANCOUVER, BC · V5Z 1L3·BN 853942597RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
97¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
3%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$47.9M
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
Common questions
How do I donate to The Terry Fox Research Institute?
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Is The Terry Fox Research Institute a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 853942597RR0001. 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 The Terry Fox Research Institute located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 675 WEST 10TH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, VANCOUVER, BC, V5Z 1L3. Source.
What does The Terry Fox Research Institute do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Terry Fox Research Institute ('TFRI') operates as a virtual institute bringing together multi-disciplinary teams of cancer researchers to work on integrated translational research projects. TFRI manages its research granting programs and projects based on milestone-driven business plans to enable discoveries to…" Full program description.
How much of The Terry Fox Research Institute's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Terry Fox Research Institute?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $47.9M (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
The Terry Fox Research Institute ('TFRI') operates as a virtual institute bringing together multi-disciplinary teams of cancer researchers to work on integrated translational research projects. TFRI manages its research granting programs and projects based on milestone-driven business plans to enable discoveries to translate quickly into practical solutions for cancer patients. Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network - The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres is a network driven by big data that will unite the top-tier cancer researchers and clinicians throughout Canada allowing them to share th… Show more
The Terry Fox Research Institute ('TFRI') operates as a virtual institute bringing together multi-disciplinary teams of cancer researchers to work on integrated translational research projects. TFRI manages its research granting programs and projects based on milestone-driven business plans to enable discoveries to translate quickly into practical solutions for cancer patients. Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network - The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres is a network driven by big data that will unite the top-tier cancer researchers and clinicians throughout Canada allowing them to share their data treatments and outcomes for each individual. This broader vision for data sharing and collaborative translational and clinical research will accelerate the implementation of precision cancer medicine in Canada. Digital Health Discovery Platform - is a pan-Canadian initiative focused on improving health outcomes for Canadians by bringing together health researchers artificial intelligence tools data scientists and other partners to advance precision medicine and personalized care in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. In addition TFRI provides grants to early-career cancer researchers through its New Investigator program and supports national collaborative cancer research projects through its Program Projects Grants and Translational Cancer Research programs.
New programs
TFRI expanded its grant support for cancer research trainees and early career scientists through co-funding of trainee and new investigator grant programs with other Canadian research partners and the launch of a new multi-year scientist grant called the Terry Fox Leader in Cancer Genome Science Award aimed at accelerating leading-edge oncology research and clinical translation knowledge in the area of cancer genome science.
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.
97¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ 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 97¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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
0.2 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)$47.9M
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 ↗
55%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
55%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
45%
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 | $28.4M | 96¢ | 4% | 0 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $23.9M | 95¢ | 5% | 0 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $14.7M | 92¢ | 8% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $31.8M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $31.7M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $47.9M | 97¢ | 3% | 0.2 yr |
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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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Board of directors
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Ling, VictorDirectorarm's length
- Paige, ChristopherChairpersonarm's length
- Fox, DarrellDirectorarm's length
- Chisholm, CarolynDirectorarm's length
- Mazza, MichaelDirectorarm's length
- Shapiro, MarlaDirectorarm's length
- Chiang, CarolDirectorarm's length
- Woodgett, JamesDirectorarm's length
- Bell, JohnDirectorarm's length
- Penn, LindaDirectorarm's length
- Freeman, WendyDirectorarm'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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