Autism Science Foundation Canada
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 744396201RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($263,989) as filed with the CRA.
Autism Science Foundation Canada is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $168K in revenue and $264K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,426.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $47K in 2024, the largest being $47K to The Governors of the University of Alberta. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Asf canada's mission is to fund breakthrough research to improve the lives of people with autism. Asf canada provides funds to support university-based research in canada. Asf canada board members have presented at national conferences and at science conferences at holland bloorview hospital and the university of toronto
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $168K | $264K | $34K | $153K | $47K | -$132K |
| 2023 | $183K | $365K | $68K | $299K | — | -$37K |
| 2022 | $147K | $90 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $147K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $47K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $5,426 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alison Singer (director/treasurer); Joseph Schmitt (chair); Suzanne Lanthier (director/secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Autism Science Foundation Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 744396201RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.