Unity for Autism
Public foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 856010707RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,003,618) as filed with the CRA.
Unity for Autism is a public foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $786K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 36 qualified donees totalling $787K in 2024, the largest being $60K to Autism Home Base Durham Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $421K in 2020 to $786K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To provide funding to charitable organizations to enhance the development and well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. To create immediate access to programming as a result of support from unity for autism in order to address the crisis that exists across canada for more programs support and services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $786K | $1M | — | $137K | $787K | $930K |
| 2023 | $788K | $864K | — | $136K | $657K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $780K | $703K | — | $111K | $527K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $760K | $708K | — | $78K | $569K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $421K | $307K | — | — | $260K | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $787K to 36 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Autism Home Base Durham Inc.$60K
- Autism Dog Services Inc.$55K
- Autism in Mind$50K
- Quickstart - Early Intervention for Autism$40K
- Giant Steps Toronto Inc.$40K
- Concord in the City Community Ability Initiative$35K
- Heartland Forest Nature Experience$30K
- Growing Opportunities for Adult Life Skills$30K
- South Asian Autism Awareness Centre$25K
- Events for Life Centre Inc.$25K
- Xenia Concerts Inc.$24K
- Inclusion Moose Jaw Incorporated$23K
- Footprints$23K
- Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services$22K
- PALS Adult Services Society$22K
- Zajac Ranch Society$20K
- Open Sky CO-Operative LTD$20K
- Ontario Track3 Adaptive Sports Association$20K
- Hope Air$20K
- Grocer 4 Good Ability Development Program$20K
- Farm Centre Association Inc.$20K
- Children's Rehabilitation Foundation Inc.$20K
- Friends of the Learning Disabled$20K
- Haley Street Adult Services Centre Society$14K
- Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services$12K
Received $17K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$68K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Horrobin (director); Michel Paradis (treasurer); Geoff Smith (director); Jason Sparaga (president); Jonathan Bryan Baker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Unity for Autism’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856010707RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.