Blind Sailing Association of Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 864299425RR0001 · Complementary or Alternative Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,556) as filed with the CRA.
Blind Sailing Association of Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under complementary or alternative health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $19K in revenue and $27K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,188.
Compared with 1,620 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $64K in 2020 to $19K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Recreational sailing opportunities to blind and visually impaired persons in the greater toronto area; provide sailing orientation and instruction to blind members and volunteer assistance; organize regular social events year-round to facilitate further integration and inclusion in the community and reduce social isolation; volunteers play an integral part of the program by offering their sailing expertise to act as sighted skippers and crew for the sails. The association organized daily sails from mid may until early october for blind and visually impaired members.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19K | $27K | $26K | — | — | $86K |
| 2023 | $12K | $19K | $18K | — | $0 | $86K |
| 2022 | $19K | $22K | $21K | — | — | $109K |
| 2021 | $13K | $13K | $11K | — | — | $109K |
| 2020 | $64K | $41K | $39K | — | — | $109K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,188 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$5,330
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Brown (vice president); Karoline Bourdeau (vice president); Viacheslav Kotov (director); Sylvia Jonas (secretary); Theo Weber (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Blind Sailing Association of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864299425RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.