Canadian Centre on Disability Studies Incorporated
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 899185367RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($752,682) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Centre on Disability Studies Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $673K in revenue and $753K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government, 13% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,609.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $213K in 2020 to $673K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
A variety of activities/projects regarding persons with disabilities in the areas of accessibility inclusion education community-based research.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $673K | $753K | $753K | $0 | $0 | -$307K |
| 2023 | $562K | $694K | $557K | — | — | $23K |
| 2022 | $570K | $721K | $575K | — | — | $156K |
| 2021 | $578K | $526K | $386K | — | — | $307K |
| 2020 | $213K | $515K | $350K | — | — | $255K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,609 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$448K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorelei Root (member at large); Seonghwi Bang (member at large); Kate Deacon (member at large); Cindy Jiang (member at large); Ernie Kowalec (treasurer); Peter Dunn (vice-chairperson); Patricia Chiappetta (secretary); Mohamed Ibrahim (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Centre on Disability Studies Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899185367RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.