Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
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✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
B
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
78%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 78 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada:
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is a 4-star charity that is financially transparent. It has an average results reporting score and overhead spending within Ci's reasonable range.
Founded in 1982, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC) supports people with brain tumours and funds brain cancer research. It also advocates for positive changes for those affected by brain cancer. BTFC states that every day, 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour. It also states that there are over 120 types of brain tumours, making treatment complicated. The charity runs three main programs: Patient Services; Research; and Advocacy and Awareness. BTFC reports it spent $2.5m on its programs in 2023.
Patient Services received 76% of reported program spending. BTFC provides support and information for those affected by brain tumours. In 2023 BTFC hosted eight webinars related to brain cancer that 381 people watched. It also hosted a French-language virtual conference for 230 participants. The charity offers support groups both virtually and in-person. It hosted 18 support groups in 2023. BTFC offers four types of Brain Tumour Handbooks that address various aspects of the brain tumour experience. The charity reports it distributed nearly 2,000 handbooks in 2023.
Research received 24% of reported program spending. BTFC awarded ten brain tumour research grants in 2023. It awarded two fellowships to young researchers in 2023. Fellowships provide $100k over two years and help researchers start their careers in brain tumour research. It also awarded one studentship which provides $10k over two years. Studentships help students become familiar with brain tumour research and its research methods. BTFC also runs the Brain Tumour Tissue Bank which stores tissue samples and provides them to researchers.
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada does not break down its advocacy and awareness spending. BTFC reports the media mentioned it 1,517 times in 2023. It also reports it has 41,508 social media followers. In 2023 it submitted an advocacy letter requesting changes to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding model. BTFC states this model is not adequate to keep researchers engaged with brain tumour research.
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Results and Impact
The Brain Tumour Registry of Canada launched in 2019 with the goal of collecting data on every brain tumour in Canada. In 2023 it published a peer-reviewed journal article summarizing its reports from 2021 and 2022.
BTFC participated in a Canadian Agencies for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) meeting. The charity reports that because of the meeting, CADTH made a recommendation to Health Canada to fund two drugs as a combination therapy. BTFC reports this means there is potential for a new treatment option.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada’s results and impact.
The charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
In 2023 Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada received $3.9m in donations and special events fundraising. Administrative costs are 7% of revenues (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 15% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 22%. For every dollar donated, 78 cents are available to go to the cause. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In 2023 it spent $2.5m on its programs which is 60% of total revenues. In 2023 it had a surplus of $822k.
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada has $4.8m in reserve funds (cash and investments). Excluding $548k in donor-endowed funds, the net funding reserves can cover 170%, or one year and eight months of program costs.
This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 30, 2024, by Grady Simpson.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 7.3% | 7.5% | 7.0% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 15.0% | 14.4% | 11.9% |
| Total overhead spending | 22.2% | 21.8% | 18.8% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 169.5% | 155.9% | 186.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 1,442,364 | 1,273,955 | 1,245,190 |
| Goods in kind | 0 | 3,694 | 0 |
| Government funding | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| Special events | 2,491,224 | 1,880,718 | 2,209,844 |
| Investment income | 241,909 | (228,234) | 193,626 |
| Other income | 48,594 | 14,860 | 3,676 |
| Total revenues | 4,224,091 | 2,944,993 | 3,662,336 |
| Program costs | 2,523,484 | 2,384,415 | 2,058,551 |
| Donated goods exp | 0 | 3,694 | 0 |
| Administrative costs | 289,905 | 236,621 | 241,614 |
| Fundraising costs | 588,685 | 453,342 | 409,983 |
| Total spending | 3,402,074 | 3,078,072 | 2,710,148 |
| Cash flow from operations | 822,017 | (133,079) | 952,188 |
| Capital spending | 15,673 | 20,939 | 9,306 |
| Funding reserves | 4,779,257 | 4,027,096 | 4,173,498 |
Note: AMORTIZATION: Ci removed amortization from fundraising and program costs on a pro-rata basis. T3010: The most recent T3010 filing available at the time of this update was from 2022. GOVERNMENT FUNDING: Ci reported government funding, affecting revenue by $10k in 2021. DONATED GOODS: Ci removed $4k in donated goods in kind from donations and reported it as goods in kind in 2022. Ci removed $4k in donated goods in kind expense from program costs and reported it as donated goods expense in 2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
7 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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