Vision Institute of Canada
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 138164330RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($772,007) as filed with the CRA.
Vision Institute of Canada is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, it reported $674K in revenue and $772K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 8% from government. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 2,418 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
To provide optometric education research and clinical services to the public and persons with special needs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $674K | $772K | $324K | $11K | — | $125K |
| 2020 | $562K | $565K | $227K | $11K | — | $202K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $11K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$151K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Rahn Dodick (trustee in bankruptcy).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vision Institute of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138164330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.