Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund
Charitable organization · Markdale, Ontario · BN 826841223RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($334,918) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund is a charitable organization based in Markdale, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $386K in revenue and $335K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $90K in 2024, the largest being $47K to Praxis Spinal Cord Institute. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Funding research and education with respect to the spine for the improvement of medical treatment of spinal disease and injuries to the spine.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $386K | $335K | $35K | $16K | $270K | $324K |
| 2023 | $363K | $284K | $32K | $12K | $227K | $273K |
| 2022 | $436K | $462K | $246K | $12K | $395K | $195K |
| 2021 | $268K | $480K | $291K | $10K | $161K | $221K |
| 2020 | $274K | $410K | $349K | $7,222 | — | $434K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $90K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $62K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$33K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edward Abraham (director); Aaron Hockley (director); Michael Ford (chair); Andrew Glennie (secretary/treasurer); Scott Paquette (director); Albert Yee (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826841223RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.