Els For Autism Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 832050447RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($702,875) as filed with the CRA.
Els For Autism Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $695K in revenue and $703K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,786.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $428K in 2024, the largest being $105K to Canucks Autism Network Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $304K in 2020 to $695K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation was created to receive donations and operate fund raising activities and to maintain a fund to apply all or part of the principal there from to qualified donees that are involved in: (a) development and provision of methods screening tests and tools to assist in identifying and treating persons with autism spectrum disorders ('asd') (b) the education of the general public as well as caregivers for the family members of persons with asd about the causes diagnosis and treatment of autism (c) the provision of support services for people with asd and their caregivers and …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $695K | $703K | $46K | $229K | $428K | $79K |
| 2023 | $630K | $660K | — | — | $362K | $87K |
| 2022 | $476K | $440K | $33K | $144K | $263K | $117K |
| 2021 | $518K | $488K | $40K | $163K | $285K | $81K |
| 2020 | $304K | $305K | $29K | $89K | $186K | $51K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $428K to 19 qualified donees:
- Canucks Autism Network Society$105K
- La Fondation de l'Autisme de Québec (fondation pour l'Autism$51K
- Strides Toronto Support Services$50K
- Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary$50K
- Society for Autism Support and Services (calgary Region)$23K
- Autism Calgary Association$20K
- Janus Academy Society$20K
- New Heights School and Learning Services Society$20K
- Réseau 4Korners$10K
- Pacekids Society for Children with Special Needs$10K
- Autism Okanagan Association$10K
- Geneva Centre for Autism Foundation$10K
- Autism Society of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo$10K
- Shining Through Centre for Children With Autism$10K
- South Asian Autism Awareness Centre$10K
- Proset Autism$6,000
- Handicap Action & Diversity$5,000
- Full Spectrum Social Incorporated$4,500
- The Lighthouse Learning and Development Centre Inc.$3,500
Received $2,786 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Liezl Els (director); Susan Lampi (director); Gary Chiste (treasure/director); Conrad Drapeau (director); Randall Shapkin (chair/director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Els For Autism Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832050447RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.