World Blind Union/Union mondiale des aveugles
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 855471587RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,228,687) as filed with the CRA.
World Blind Union/Union mondiale des aveugles is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,829.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Assist blind and partially sighted persons through the provision of education and information to assist them to live and participate independently in society. Advance education by developing and delivering programs and resource materials to the general public and service providers about blind and partially sighted people. Conduct research into vision loss and prevention of blindness and publish the results.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $605K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $570 | — | $583K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $489 | — | $597K |
| 2021 | $950K | $932K | $872K | $538 | — | $490K |
| 2020 | $852K | $852K | $782K | $782 | — | $474K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,829 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,829
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$564K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martine Abel-Williamson (president); Santosh Kumar Rungta (director); Kim Charlson (director); Fernando Riano (first vice president); Yaw Ofori-Debra (second vice president); Diana Stentoft (secretary general); Diane Bergeron (director); LI Qing Zhong (director); Wolfgang Angermann (director); Mohammed Ez-Zaoui (director); Tytti Matsinen (director); Gladys Diaz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from World Blind Union/Union mondiale des aveugles’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855471587RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.