Breakthrough T1D Canada/Percée DT1 Canada
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 118976604RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,385,117) as filed with the CRA.
Breakthrough T1D Canada/Percée DT1 Canada is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $22.3M in revenue and $23.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 37% from other charities. In 2024, 163 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7.7M.
Compared with 85 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 97 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 23 qualified donees totalling $9.7M in 2024, the largest being $3.3M to The University of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14.6M in 2020 to $22.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Breakthrough T1D Canada funds research projects that focus on improving treatment and finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. In addition we have a community engagement program that provides support and resources for families. We develop youth ambassadors and advocate for greater investment into type 1 diabetes research and access to life-saving devices.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22.3M | $23.4M | $3M | $7.5M | $9.9M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $21.3M | $23.9M | $2.9M | $8M | $9.9M | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $22M | $21.3M | $2.3M | $7.5M | $8.7M | $5M |
| 2021 | $20M | $17.5M | $2.9M | $6.6M | $5.7M | $4.7M |
| 2020 | $14.6M | $13.7M | $2.1M | $6M | $2.1M | $5.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9.7M to 23 qualified donees:
- The University of British Columbia$3.3M
- The Hospital for Sick Children$1.4M
- The Governors of the University of Alberta$1.2M
- University Health Network$759K
- The University of Manitoba$692K
- The Governing Council of the University of Toronto$413K
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research$334K
- Sinai Health System$273K
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine$267K
- University of California San Francisco$212K
- The University of Manitoba$165K
- Sunnybrook Research Institute$135K
- La fondation de l'hôpital de montréal pour enfants/The Montréal Children's Hospital Foundation$124K
- The Governors of The University of Calgary$124K
- Université Laval$124K
- JDRF Canadian Clinical Trial Network$38K
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research$27K
- L'Institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre$20K
- UHN Foundation$17K
- Université de Montréal$15K
- The Experiential Diabetes Education Group$5,000
- Langs Farm Village Association$4,600
- Diabetes Hope Foundation$3,500
Received $7.7M from 163 charities:
- Temerty Foundation$3.4M
- The WB Family Foundation$1M
- Aqueduct Foundation$252K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$238K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$166K
- Oakville Community Foundation$156K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$139K
- M.s.h. Foundation$125K
- The Calgary Foundation$101K
- The Brawn Family Foundation.$100K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$100K
- Brookfield Partners Foundation$100K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$97K
- The Jack Victor Foundation$96K
- The Maxwell and Ruth Leroy Foundation$83K
- Diabetes Ontario$79K
- Canadahelps Canadon$76K
- Canadahelps Canadon$76K
- Conam Charitable Foundation$66K
- Brookfield Partners Foundation$60K
- Dave Lede Family Charitable Foundation$50K
- The Henry White Kinnear Foundation$50K
- William & Florence Lede Family Foundation$50K
- The Arthur J E Child Foundation$35K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$33K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $200,000–249,9995 positions
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions97
- Total compensation, all staff$9.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nick Hajidiacos (board member); Helena Gottschling (chair of the board); Murray Suey (treasurer); Matthew Varey (board member); Justin Vineberg (board member); Holly Jackson (secretary); Helene Michel (board member); Rebecca Saturley (board member); Kim Lucas (board member); Sue Beamish (board member); Jennifer Bizzari (board member); Vanessa Oliver (board member); Ryan MacDonald (board member); Sara Tanaka (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Breakthrough T1D Canada/Percée DT1 Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118976604RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.