Guide Dog Users of Canada/utilisateurs de Chiens-Guides du Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 869175190RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,638) as filed with the CRA.
Guide Dog Users of Canada/utilisateurs de Chiens-Guides du Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2,241 in revenue and $2,638 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,834.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $4,824 in 2020 to $2,241 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We support blind partially sighted and deafblind canadians who choose a guide dog as primarily mobility aid. We do this by providing peer support through our email lists and in person or virtually at our agm and conference. Our website contains a wealth of information about guide dogs which the general public can access to find out what to do and what not to do when interacting with a guide dog team. Our wellness fund continues to offer grants to canadian guide dog handlers in financial need who face extraordinary veterinary expenses associated with the care of ill or injured guide dogs. Ou…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,241 | $2,638 | $1,563 | — | — | $24K |
| 2023 | $2,163 | $1,435 | $967 | — | — | $24K |
| 2022 | $3,095 | $1,981 | $1,275 | — | $0 | $24K |
| 2021 | $9,746 | $4,707 | $2,994 | — | $0 | $23K |
| 2020 | $4,824 | $3,485 | $1,900 | — | $0 | $18K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,834 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dar Wournell (president); John Morris (vice president); Catherine Stuckenberg (secretary); Marisa Hersey-Misner (treasurer); Devon Wilkins (director); Wendy Sloat (director); Earl Hooey (director); Philip Strong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Guide Dog Users of Canada/utilisateurs de Chiens-Guides du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869175190RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.