Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada Inc.
Public foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 832018279RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,389,897) as filed with the CRA.
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada Inc. is a public foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 33 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $703K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2.2M in 2024, the largest being $2.2M to University of Alberta. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Funding for diabetes research (scientific medical etc)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | — | $2.2M | $604K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.2M | — | — | $2M | $419K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.3M | $351K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $200 | $93K | $1.3M | $322K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $966K | $5,490 | $95K | $844K | $288K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.2M to 1 qualified donee:
- University of Alberta$2.2M
Received $703K from 33 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$233K
- Canadahelps Canadon$233K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$77K
- United Way Niagara$30K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$23K
- Norris Family Foundation$20K
- Unger Family Foundation Inc.$20K
- Astley Family Foundation$20K
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$11K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$10K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$4,470
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$4,114
- CKNW Kids' Fund$3,500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$2,714
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$2,377
- Wolfe Pack Warriors Foundation$2,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,600
- United Way of Calgary and Area$1,146
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$970
- United Way of Prince Edward Island$598
- Shukrana Foundation Inc.$500
- Windsor Rotary Club Charity Fund$500
- Cam & Dawn Allard Family Foundation$500
- Crofton Community Centre Society$250
- Holy Name Council No. 3305 Charitable Welfare Trust$250
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$126K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Otway (chair); Daryl Burd (treasurer); Kathleen Gibson (secretary); Sarah Simoes (director); Kathy Briere (director); Rick Tiedemann (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832018279RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.