The Retina Foundation of Canada
Charitable organization · Westmount, Quebec · BN 853965416RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($127,107) as filed with the CRA.
The Retina Foundation of Canada is a charitable organization based in Westmount, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $163K in revenue and $127K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,349.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $13K in 2020 to $163K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Promote the understanding research and management of retina diseases. Award research grants and fellowships
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $163K | $127K | $125K | — | — | $158K |
| 2023 | $159K | $101K | $100K | — | — | $122K |
| 2022 | $116K | $102K | $100K | — | — | $64K |
| 2021 | $16K | $2,012 | — | — | — | $50K |
| 2020 | $13K | $35K | — | — | $33K | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,349 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Walcot (president); John Galic (administrator); Allan Berger (treasurer); Bruce Norton (administrator); John Chen (administrator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Retina Foundation of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853965416RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.