Substance. On s'informe. On en parle. / Substance. Learn about it. Talk about it.
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 896474319RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($709,944) as filed with the CRA.
Substance. On s'informe. On en parle. / Substance. Learn about it. Talk about it. is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $745K in revenue and $710K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $308K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Distribution of the Cannabis Talk Kit - Education Website - Participation in podcasts and corporate townhalls on drug education and prevention. - The Parent Support Hub: A virtual space that immediately addresses parents' concerns about their child's substance use and gives them real time access to mental health professionals who can support and guide them. Support is provided via chat or phone. - Let's Talk Drug Series: a project designed to improve access to youth drug prevention education and support for families in underserved communities across Canada.DFK is collaborating with local org…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $745K | $710K | $690K | — | — | $747K |
| 2023 | $508K | $706K | $688K | — | — | $712K |
| 2022 | $556K | $719K | $702K | — | — | $911K |
| 2021 | $656K | $529K | $508K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $645K | $533K | $516K | — | — | $976K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $308K from 16 charities:
- The Slaight Family Foundation$83K
- Canada Post Community Foundation/Fondation Communautaire de Postes Canada$50K
- The McCain Foundation$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$15K
- Toronto Foundation$11K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$10K
- The Victoria Foundation$10K
- ZLC Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,965
- D & G Estey Family Foundation$3,500
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$2,500
- Canada Gives$2,500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$600
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$106
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$478K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicolas Caprio (director); Debra Doucette (director); Christophe Lecomte (director); Lucie Dutil (director); Dave Friesema (director); Paul Allison (director); Giuseppe Papia (director); Raymonde Lavoie (director); Thomas Robert Kennedy (director); Alex Girling (director); Kelly Mitchell (director); Matthew Chow (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Substance. On s'informe. On en parle. / Substance. Learn about it. Talk about it.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896474319RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.