The Centre for Mindfulness Studies
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 845368760RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,498,494) as filed with the CRA.
The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $60K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The Centre for Mindfulness Studies trains professional healthcare workers and social service agencies in mindfulness-based therapies. We also provide clinical programs using mindfulness-based therapies to treat mental health conditions (stress anxiety depression). We provide bursary programs for low-income and marginalized populations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $8,734 | — | $967K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4,020 | — | $895K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5,969 | — | $881K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $20K | — | $924K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $29K | — | $507K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $60K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$451K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barry Watson (director co-chair); Nicholas Parker (co-chair treasurer); Barry Boyce (director secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Centre for Mindfulness Studies’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845368760RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.