The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 890594740RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($995,421) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $790K in revenue and $995K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,033.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
RESEARCH: The COF continues to fund research with a focus on innovative approaches to treatment and recovery designed to minimize hospital stays and returning patients to pain-free mobility as quickly as possible. EDUCATION: The COF updates and distributes information to the public related to general bone and joint health and mobility with a particular focus on staying mobile and healthy in the face of lengthy wait-times brought about by the pandemic for those awaiting orthopaedic care. Resources are available in print and online. Information regarding resources available to maximize access t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $790K | $995K | $604K | $230K | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $552K | $601K | $260K | $188K | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $797K | $748K | $550K | $68K | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $701K | $716K | $494K | $85K | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $878K | $890K | $638K | $131K | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,033 from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$312K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherwood Bassin (director); Richard Buckley (director); G. Kent Davison (treasurer); Sukhdeep Dulai (director); Kevin Hildebrand (director); Hans Kreder (chair and president); Ross Leighton (director); Michael Spears (director); Doug Thomson (secretary); Monika Volesky (director); James Williams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890594740RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.