Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network
Publicly funded institution · Cold Lake, Alberta · BN 803469436RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-01. Split of total expenditures ($2,015,500) as filed with the CRA.
Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network is a charitable organization based in Cold Lake, Alberta, classified by the CRA under research. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending April 1, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,153.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To produce and maintain national collaborative research designed for sharing with all canadians leading to prevention strategies and improved support services for people affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.7M | $182K | — | $390K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | — | $542K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | — | $701K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $679K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $945K | — | — | $537K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $1,153 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$989K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Tim Moorhouse (past chair); Olecia Walker (chair); Wenda Bradley (treasurer); Carol Anne Cheechoo (director); Alan Bocking (director); Darren Joslin (director); David Brown (director); Christian Whalen (director); Audrey McFarlane (executive director); Shana Mohr (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803469436RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.