Canadian Breast Cancer Network/reseau Canadien du Cancer du Sein
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 889802971RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($715,180) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Breast Cancer Network/reseau Canadien du Cancer du Sein is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $715K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 3561% from donations, 262% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $490K in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Cbcn is canada's leading patient-directed breast cancer health charity that voices the views and concerns of breast cancer patients throught the promotion of information sharing education and advocacy activites. Our national network connects patients caregivers health care professionals researchers public health agencies and industry stakeholders to improve knowledge translation and promote optimal health outcomes for canadians with breast cancer. Our patient education provided current credible and accessible breast cancer resources that are delivered through digital platforms navigatio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $715K | $668K | $8,296 | — | $381K |
| 2023 | $303K | $293K | $32K | — | — | $399K |
| 2022 | $887K | — | $746K | — | — | $395K |
| 2021 | $527K | $443K | $397K | — | — | $336K |
| 2020 | $490K | $397K | $361K | — | — | $253K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 13 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,714
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$2,702
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,221
- United Way of Calgary and Area$684
- United Way of Greater Toronto$606
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$488
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$298
- United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington$158
- United Way of Prince Edward Island$26
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$304K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cathy Ammendolea (board chair); Chhavi Sikri (board member); Judy Donovan-Whitty (board member); Juliette Inglis (board member); Khalilah Elliott (board member); Quinn Obrigewitch (board member); Suzanne Leblanc (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Breast Cancer Network/reseau Canadien du Cancer du Sein’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889802971RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.