Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
Public foundation · East York, Ontario · BN 889178695RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($471,636) as filed with the CRA.
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada is a public foundation based in East York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $308K in revenue and $472K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 48% from other charities. In 2024, 22 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $169K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. 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 11 names.
In its own words
To promote and provide funds for medical and scientific research in canada into the causes and cures for glaucoma.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $308K | $472K | $438K | $3,250 | — | $205K |
| 2023 | $358K | $480K | $440K | $11K | — | $369K |
| 2022 | $531K | $421K | $384K | $8,956 | — | $491K |
| 2021 | $260K | $61K | $40K | $1,628 | — | $379K |
| 2020 | $419K | $283K | $256K | — | — | $185K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $169K from 22 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$41K
- Canadahelps Canadon$41K
- Edwards Charitable Foundation$30K
- BenefAction Foundation$15K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$10K
- The McColl-Early Foundation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- The Ian and Rochelle Laing Family Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,974
- Canada Gives$2,500
- Toronto Foundation$2,000
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$1,590
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$1,000
- The Jagelber Fund$500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$465
- The Finkler-Friedland Family Foundation$400
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$322
- Schofam Charitable Foundation$180
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$165
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$100
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$100
- Messorah Tzedakah Foundation$100
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$59K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martin Chasson (past president); Rajiv Bindlish (director); Mark Shaffer (executive secretary); Catherine Birt (director); Graham Trope (director); James Parks (president); Stuart Murray (director); Thomas Gottieb (treasurer); Cindy Hutnik (director); Alf Kwinter (director); Scott Leslie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Glaucoma Research Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889178695RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.