Deafblind and Sensory Support Network of Canada
Publicly funded institution · Paris, Ontario · BN 106845159RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($15,984,113) as filed with the CRA.
Deafblind and Sensory Support Network of Canada is a charitable organization based in Paris, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 $16.1M in revenue and $16M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,704.
Compared with 538 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 163 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide training for students intervenors and all other personnel Provide activities to deafblind individuals including art classes snoezelen sessions music therapy cooking classes and other activities Provide adult intervenor services to individuals who are deafblind provincially Provide specially designed living quarters for individuals who are deafblind at an on-site apartment complex
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.1M | $16M | $14.2M | $139K | $0 | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $15.9M | $15.8M | $14.1M | $140K | — | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $15.3M | $14.8M | $13.3M | $156K | — | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $15.5M | $13.4M | $11.8M | $150K | — | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $15M | $14.3M | $12.7M | $195K | — | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,704 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions163
- Total compensation, all staff$13.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Beth Bendo (director); Gabriel Drouin (secretary); Deb Garbett (chairperson); Angela Johnston (director); Andrea Matelic (vice chairperson); Bambi Pepe (director); Tanner Stranges (director); JoAnn Vansantvoort (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Deafblind and Sensory Support Network of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106845159RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.