Canadian Vision CARE
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 889795175RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($517,156) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Vision CARE is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $487K in revenue and $517K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 6% from government, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $311K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 84% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $292K in 2020 to $487K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Performing eye exams and cataract surgery free of charge to the needy in developing countries providing eyeglasses free of charge to the needy in developing countries
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $487K | $517K | $494K | $6,399 | — | $144K |
| 2023 | $472K | $512K | $476K | $4,810 | — | $174K |
| 2022 | $382K | $353K | $317K | $688 | — | $210K |
| 2021 | $203K | $146K | $115K | $2,291 | — | $180K |
| 2020 | $292K | $274K | $278K | — | — | $123K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $311K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ahmed Al-Ghoul (director - medical); John Barkley (director at large); Robert Erlandson (director - optometry); Anthony Harychan (director at large); Allan Jones (president); Paul Geneau (director at large); Richard Kinch (director at large); Clark Layden (director - optical); Gerry Leinweber (past president); Jared Long (director at large); Jason Pearce (secretary-treasurer); Peter Laansoo (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Vision CARE’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889795175RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.