Thinking In Pictures Educational Services (TIPES)
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 854200755RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,671,441) as filed with the CRA.
Thinking In Pictures Educational Services (TIPES) is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,497.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 41 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
PROVIDE ABA/IBI (INTENSIVE BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTION) TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND/OR RELATED EXCEPTIONALITIES. PROVIDE GROUP INSTRUCTION AND INTEGRATION PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND/OR RELATED EXCEPTIONALITIES. PROVIDE RESPITE FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND/OR RELATED EXCEPTIONALITIES. PROVIDE TRAINING FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION. Mental Health Programmes
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.7M | — | — | — | $719K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.6M | — | — | — | $67K |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $8,278 | — | -$162K |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2,652 | — | -$74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,497 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions41
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Peggy Brown (chairperson); Gaye Moffet (director at large); Heather Wyatt (secretary); Steven Mariasine (treasurer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Thinking In Pictures Educational Services (TIPES)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854200755RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.