Canadian Optometric Education Trust Fund
Charitable organization · Woodlawn, Ontario · BN 118834852RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($83,352) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Optometric Education Trust Fund is a charitable organization based in Woodlawn, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $181K in revenue and $83K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $7,776.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $78K in 2020 to $181K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Canadian optometric education trust fund raises money through donations from optometrists and the general public. Donations are invested by the trustees in accordance with the trust deed and investment income earned is used to carry out the objectives of the trust being providing financial assistance to optometry students and providing grants to educational institutions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $181K | $83K | $31K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $83K | $103K | $47K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | -$29K | $82K | $30K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $245K | $87K | $21K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $78K | $86K | $27K | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,776 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,776
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael York (treasurer); Joshua Smith (trustee); Alexandra Fortier (trustee); Cheryl Letheren (trustee); Allison Scott (cao liaison); Lucy Jaber (caos liaison).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Optometric Education Trust Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118834852RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.