Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 842655086RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($152,607) as filed with the CRA.
Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $95K in revenue and $153K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations, 59% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $63K.
Compared with 213 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $145K in 2020 to $95K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Treatment of obstructive sleep apena and breathing disorders. Program commenced in 2020. To provide concrete and compassionate care that helps survivors of domestic violence regain their self-confidence and restore their overall health.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95K | $153K | $4,998 | — | — | -$158 |
| 2023 | $208K | $247K | — | — | — | $57K |
| 2022 | $180K | $214K | $2,816 | $64K | — | $97K |
| 2021 | $192K | $140K | — | — | — | $130K |
| 2020 | $145K | $171K | $12K | $85K | — | $79K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $63K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$82K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tina Meisami (director and ceo); Matthew Ratto (chairman and officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842655086RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.