Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 851447953RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($334,470) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $215K in revenue and $334K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $84K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Fund doctors for education and training in treatment of mesothelioma in canada and to build awareness into treatment options. Support group for patients and caregivers. Raise funds and make donations to qualified donees that carry on theses activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $215K | $334K | $100K | — | $100K | $161K |
| 2023 | $216K | $237K | $100K | — | — | $180K |
| 2022 | $173K | $124K | $50K | — | $2,000 | $201K |
| 2021 | $227K | $236K | $150K | — | — | $152K |
| 2020 | $157K | $173K | $100K | — | — | $161K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $84K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alec Farquhar (director); Lee Loftus (director); Chris Lecomte (board treasurer); Leo Froude (director); Sandra Kinart (director); Natasha Luckhardt (director); Adam Melnick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851447953RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.