Epilepsy Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 131176042RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($662,557) as filed with the CRA.
Epilepsy Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $822K in revenue and $663K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 33 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $90K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. National epilepsy agency to raise public awareness about epilepsy 2. Publication of national newsletters 3. Re-development and distribution of educational materials 4. Co-ordination research fellowship program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $822K | $663K | $269K | $96K | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $871K | $624K | $241K | $98K | — | $914K |
| 2022 | $741K | $543K | $259K | $59K | — | $666K |
| 2021 | $411K | $266K | $39K | $28K | — | $468K |
| 2020 | $657K | $596K | $254K | $123K | — | $323K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $90K from 33 charities:
- The Newlands Family Foundation$15K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$10K
- The Goodman Family Foundation$10K
- Arno Family Foundation$10K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$9,348
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,217
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- Fondation Denise et Robert Gibelleau$3,318
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$3,000
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$2,118
- The Guelph Community Foundation$1,750
- BenefAction Foundation$1,500
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$1,500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$1,406
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,105
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$1,096
- Abundance Canada$1,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
- The Bethel Community Gospel Centre$1,000
- The Sal Furino Family Foundation$500
- Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary$400
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$275
- York Catholic District School Board$260
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$250
- 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:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$47K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Edwards (treasurer); Cynthia Connelly (director); Chanal Giguere (director); Jane Todd (chair); Morris Scantleburry (director); Dan Bradley (director); Carmen Zannier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Epilepsy Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131176042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.