University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research/ Institut de Recherche en Santé Mentale de l'Université d'Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 892482712RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,880,450) as filed with the CRA.
University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research/ Institut de Recherche en Santé Mentale de l'Université d'Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $7M in revenue and $6.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from government, 47% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Research in anxiety disorders culture and gender brain imaging depression forensic psychiatry geriatric psychiatry military mental health mood disorders neuroelectrophysiology neuromodulation schizophrenia sleep disorders stress and trauma suicide prevention transitional neuroscience work and mental health youth psychiatry and other research.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7M | $6.9M | $6.2M | — | — | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $5.5M | $5.1M | $4.7M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $5.4M | $4.7M | $4.6M | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2021 | $5M | $4.4M | $4.1M | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $6.3M | $5.7M | $5.5M | — | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve West (chair); Genevieve Bonin (director); Florence Dzierszinski (secretary); Martine Legace (director); Sonia Shorey (director); Lewis Leikin (director); Michael Von Herff (vice chair); Suzanna Gignac (observer); Sharon Squire (director); Kevin Brosseau (director); Stephanie White (director); Susan Richards (director); Diana Sarakbi (observer); Donna Wong (observer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research/ Institut de Recherche en Santé Mentale de l'Université d'Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892482712RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.