Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 126616598RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($454,750) as filed with the CRA.
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $495K in revenue and $455K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Support of dystonia scientific research through grants and fellowships; Organizing awareness and education events in communities across Canada; Newsletter production and distribution two times annually; Production of support materials and information brochures for medical clinics Support Groups and the public; Provide services for the Support Group across Canada; Support people affected by dystonia through a toll-free line and online; Maintaining a website containing information on dystonia and the dystonia community in Canada; Bi-monthly e-newsletters and education sessions for dysto…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $495K | $455K | $325K | $73K | — | $484K |
| 2023 | $482K | $441K | $336K | $69K | $0 | $721K |
| 2022 | $445K | $455K | $357K | $67K | — | $680K |
| 2021 | $334K | $320K | $216K | $67K | — | $690K |
| 2020 | $427K | $367K | $264K | $75K | — | $676K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $29K from 10 charities:
- The Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation$10K
- Lohn Foundation$5,000
- April 1 Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,363
- The Winnipeg Foundation$1,373
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$730
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$600
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$466
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$167K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frances Belzberg (honorary chair); Pearl Schusheim (secretary-treasurer); Rosalie Lewis (director); Connie Zalmanowitz (chair); Catherine Mulkins (director); Casey Kidson (director); Dennis Kessler (director); Lance Howitt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126616598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.