Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (c.i.l.t.) Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 106897861RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($60,009,602) as filed with the CRA.
Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (c.i.l.t.) Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $60.1M in revenue and $60M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $303K.
Compared with 115 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 33 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Following the philosophy of independent living we function as a resources center for persons with disabilities (pwds) wishing to live independently in the community. We provide: peer-support/ volunteer opportunities/ training in independent living skills/ rosters and databases on employment housing transportation service providers attendants coordination of the attendant service application centre support to parents with disabilities/ self-managed attendant services program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $60.1M | $60M | $59.2M | — | — | $500K |
| 2023 | $55.5M | $55.5M | $54.7M | — | — | $456K |
| 2022 | $52.6M | $52.6M | $57M | — | — | $449K |
| 2021 | $57.5M | $57.5M | $57M | — | — | $449K |
| 2020 | $48.9M | $48.9M | $48.3M | — | — | $448K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $303K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions33
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darren Cooper (chair); Tara Gersonde (vice chair); Deborah Daniel (secretary); Ken Conners (treasurer); Vincenza Ronaldi (member at large); Buvani Sivaganasunderam (director); Jason Herterich (director); Jennifer Hines (director); Cathy Samuelson (director); Mandi Brace (director); Nadia Kanani (director); Karen Denton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (c.i.l.t.) Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106897861RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.