Epilepsy York Region
Charitable organization · Stouffville, Ontario · BN 866737208RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($244,119) as filed with the CRA.
Epilepsy York Region is a charitable organization based in Stouffville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $218K in revenue and $244K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,259.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Education-seizure safety presentations for schools workplaces & community groups; one on one client support; peer support; parent/caregiver programs; life skills; social support programs; advocacy; public awareness; summer camp for children with epilepsy; art therapy
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $218K | $244K | $46K | $8,286 | — | $404K |
| 2023 | $265K | $253K | $50K | $4,585 | — | $467K |
| 2022 | $568K | $255K | $78K | $2,460 | — | $509K |
| 2021 | $253K | $198K | $50K | $904 | — | $197K |
| 2020 | $159K | $182K | $51K | $5,640 | — | $142K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,259 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$185K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karima Ewig (chair/president); Peter Lesti (treasurer); Connie Hirsch (director); Kristen Buchner (director); David Maxwell (secretary); Hussein Kassam (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Epilepsy York Region’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866737208RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.