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Revenue by Source: TOTAL - $5.5M

Individuals $1.2M 22%
Events* $1.0M 18%
Corporate gifts $0.7M 13%
Foundations and associations $0.6M 11%
Investment and other $2.0M 36%
* gross revenue


Since 1999, the Foundation has made grants of $23.8 million to support the following Toronto Rehabilitation Institute priorities in patient care, research, education, and capital redevelopment:

  • $6.8 million toward the redevelopment of the University and Lyndhurst Centres
  • $3.0 million toward major renovations and infrastructure upgrades at the Lyndhurst, University and E.W. Bickle Centres
  • $2.7 million in ongoing research support
  • $2.0 million toward the Saunderson Family Chair in Acquired Brain Injury Research
  • $2.0 million toward a Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • $1.5 toward a joint Research Chair held at the University of Toronto
  • $1.0 million toward a $3.0 million scholarship fund at U of T
  • $0.7 million toward an additional Research Chair
  • $0.6 million in Research Chair Support
  • $0.3 million toward the E.W. Bickle Centre renewal project (part of a $5.0 million commitment)
  • $3.2 million in grants for equipment, research and patient programs, and staff and public education. Grants in 2007-08 include:
    • $101,000 for the Toronto Rehab Scholarships in Rehabilitation-Related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities;
    • $58,000 toward Spinal Cord Rehab, including audiovisual equipment for inpatient and outpatient lounges and refurbishment of the patient apartment at Lyndhurst Centre;
    • $30,000 for a Cardiac research project;
    • $18,500 toward Cardiac Rehab programs and equipment purchases.
    • $14,700 toward Neuro Rehab programs including a community-based exercise program for patients with stroke, acquired brain injury or MS with Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Department;
    • $14,300 toward staff professional development;
    • $14,000 from the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Fund for bed-accessible computer systems for patients at Lyndhurst Centre;
    • $9,300 toward the Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program’s Cottage Program;
    • $8,400 toward the printing of "It's Your Healthcare -- Be Involved" brochures, in partnership with the Ontario Hospital Association;
    • $7,000 toward patient Christmas presents;
    • $6,700 for the purchase of washers and dryers for patient use at the E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care;
    • $4,500 for printing of Brain Injury Service Patient Handbooks;
    • $4,000 from the Kirshenblatt Scholarship Fund for student scholarships;
    • $2,800 from the Kirshenblatt Entertainment Fund for patient entertainment at the E.W. Bickle Centre.

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