GDB International
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 830618682RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,093,384) as filed with the CRA.
GDB International is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $950K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $440K in 2020 to $950K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The program expense supports assisting visually impaired people in canada. During the year the charity continued to fund veterinary care costs for guide dog teams domiciled in canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $950K | $1.1M | $363K | $342K | — | -$2.1M |
| 2023 | $846K | $1.3M | $342K | $733K | — | -$2M |
| 2022 | $783K | $1.2M | $336K | $570K | — | -$1.6M |
| 2021 | $659K | $918K | $223K | $510K | — | -$1.1M |
| 2020 | $440K | $812K | $220K | $500K | — | -$890K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Benninger (president); Jennifer Lassonde (director); Leanne Bremner (director); Joan Robinson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from GDB International’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 830618682RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.