Imagine a Cure for Leukemia
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 839646320RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,804) as filed with the CRA.
Imagine a Cure for Leukemia is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1,186 in revenue and $6,804 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 61% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $858.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada/societe de Leucemie & Lymphome du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Fundraising events to support leukemia research programs and donations via internet
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,186 | $6,804 | — | — | $5,000 | $5,347 |
| 2023 | $26K | $24K | $600 | — | $20K | $11K |
| 2022 | $4,226 | $6,892 | — | — | $5,000 | $9,170 |
| 2021 | $31K | $30K | $3,052 | — | $25K | $12K |
| 2020 | $1,575 | $6,191 | $230 | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- From other charities$722
- Receipted donations$275
- Other gifts$189
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $858 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nara Abrams (president & director); Brian Abrams (director); Francine Glube Schwartz (director); Perry Schwartz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Imagine a Cure for Leukemia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 839646320RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.