19792019

Annual Report 2018/19

CELEBRATING OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY

About Aphasia

Language involves the ability to speak and understand, aswell as the ability to read and write. Aphasia is a language

challenge related to an injury to thebrain, most commonly stroke. This language difficulty masks the fact thatpeople with aphasia are inherentlycompetent and leads to an inability to participate in life’s conversations and experiences.

Aphasia puts every human relationship,every life role, and most daily activitiesat huge risk.

The Aphasia Institute

Founded in 1979 by Pat Arato, the Aphasia Institute is a Canadian community-based centre of excellence, pioneering programs and practices that help people with aphasia learnhow to communicate in new ways and begin to navigate their ownlives again. Through direct service, research, education and training, the Aphasia Institute has built aninternational reputation as a worldleader and educator in aphasia.

Founder Pat Arato, with our first client, Oscar Arato

Astronaut Dr. Roberta Bondar, an early patron

RESPECT COMPASSION COLLABORATION CREATIVITY EXCELLENCE

Aphasia Strategic Goals2018 – 2022

Aura Kagan, Ph.D., Executive DirectorJane Brenneman Gibson, Board Chair

Jane Brenneman GibsonBoard Chair

Valerie ChavossySecretary and Vice Chair

Silvia GomesTreasurerQuadravest

Moira DeanChair of Fund Development Committee

John GayleChair of Governance and NominationsOffice of the Informationand Privacy Commissionerof Ontario

Camilla TodescoMember Representative to the Board

George KopulosVolunteer Representative to the Board

Henry HsuBoard Director

Hicham El Chazli Board DirectorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Nida ChaudharyBoard DirectorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Aura Kagan, Ph.D.Executive DirectorDirector of Education and Applied Research

Carrie HarrisonDirector, Finance and Operations

Rochelle Cohen-Schneider M.Ed. Reg. CASLPODirector, Clinical and Educational Services (SLP)

Catherine Brookman,Ed.D.Executive Leadership, Social Enterprise and Program Innovation

2018/19 Aphasia Institute Board of Directors

Executive Leadership

FORTY YEARS!It is a time to celebrate, not only the Aphasia Institute’s accomplishments over the past year, but the advances and growth over the past forty years.

Forty Years of compassion. Forty Years of giving hope and bringing the vision of ourfounder, Pat Arato, to life. Forty Years of volunteer commitment and excellence. Forty Years of supporting individuals with aphasia and their families in navigating life one conversation at a time.

The Aphasia Institute has grown from a small local organization to one with an international reputation. As a key milestone, the Institute developed Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCATM) – the first evidence-based method for supporting conversations essential to reducing language barriers and diminishing the risk of the social isolation for those affected by aphasia. Our education and training programs have been offered across Canada and in countries all over the world. Togetherwith an acute care stroke team at North York General Hospital, we continued a collaborative research project to improve communication and delivery of information tostroke patients and their families, grounded in our signature Supported Conversationmethod. And in the past year, we enhanced our direct services to clients with new programs based on increased and on-going caregiver engagement.

In the second year of our $1.2M Ministry of Health and Long Term Care grant, we trained over 100 health care professionals in Ontario and completed an online eLearning module. All of this to reduce language barriers and bring Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCATM) to health care professionals across the provinceand beyond. In addition, we distributed almost 2000 free copies of ourWhat is Aphasia booklet to Ontario health care professionals for distribution to their patients with stroke and aphasia.

What we have achieved has only been possible through the dedication of staff, donors, partners, hundreds of volunteers, and especially the contribution of our ‘teachers’ – our clients with aphasia and their families.

We continue to build on Forty Years of accomplishments. The Aphasia Institute is well positioned to focus on its strengths and prepare for the future. We have a new Strategic Plan to carry us through the next 4 years.We are ready for the changes that the health care system is undergoing.

In this year of celebration, we say thank you for your support and confidence.

Jane Brenneman Gibson

Aura Kagan

People Living Successfully with Aphasia

DIRECT SERVICE

Longtime clients,Barb & Pam

STORYTELLING Because so many of our clients have difficulty telling their own personal stories, a narrative-based approach is at the heart of so much of what we do. We recently offered a Storytelling Group, an experimental, 4-week program that allowed each attendee to focus on one life event. At its conclusion, in front of their peers, each client told their story in a communicatively accessible way, using words, gestures and pictures, facilitated by students and volunteers.

CLIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEYWith a focus group of clients who helped us determine the right questions to ask, we reshaped our annual Client Satisfaction Survey into the new Client Experience Survey, in keeping with recent health care trends. Administered annually by volunteers, this survey now taps into how each client experiences their participation at the Aphasia Institute.

THEN• Pat Arato started 1 small weekly client group in herbasement with 7 people, including her husband, Oscar

• 3 volunteers, no professional staff

NOW• Daily programming for 150 people with aphasia & their families, including conversation groups, arts programs, outings, clients-as-volunteers,Toastmasters’ speechmaking

• Specialized programs and resources for specificneeds, including for new clients and their families,caregivers, and for clients living with Primary Progressive Aphasia

• Inspired by our model, countless aphasia groupsand centers have opened all over the world

CLIENT OUTINGSWith social isolation so commonfor people with aphasia, the Outings program helps our clientsand their families re-engage in the community, enjoyingeverything from nature walksand boat cruises, to art galleriesand Broadway-style shows. More recently, thanks to the NationalBallet of Canada’s charitableShare the Music program, ourclients were able to enjoy iconicproductions like The Nutcrackerand Sleeping Beauty.

FAMILY COMMUNICATORThe Family Communicator is amonthly e-newsletter that connects clients and their familymembers to all important programand agency information. Whencommunication for people withaphasia can be so difficult, this tool is one of many ways we bridge the communication gap between clients and their families.

Kerryan,client

People and Researchwith Impact

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

SCA-ACUTE Partially client-funded, this study was designed to improve awareness and care for patients post-stroke, from the beginning of their journey in acute care. Over the last year, working in continuedpartnership with the North York General Hospitalstroke team, we provided training, resources, and support, tailored to improving communication and delivery of information to stroke patients and their families in the acute care context.

COMMUNICATIVE ACCESS MEASURES FOR STROKE (CAMS) One of the few tools to capture the “patient voice,”CAMS evaluates the degree to which a health carefacility/unit is communicatively accessible for people with stroke and aphasia. A technical upgradeto CAMS has been finalized with a new introductoryvideo and support material which is free worldwide.

Melodie & Aura, Research Team members

THENOur earliest Research & Development involvedwhat was later to becomeSCATM. The earliest productto come from this doctoralwork carried out by AuraKagan is the PictographicCommunication Resource(PCR), developed withthe participation ofclients and volunteers.

NOW• Developed our signature, evidence-based method – Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™)based on what we learned from clients and their families

• Many resources and tools, including our online pictographic database (ParticiPics), now offered for free

• Clinical and Research Assessment tools

• An online Quality Improvement tool to measure language barriers

• Key role in the development of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia

• Established a Quality, Research and Ethics Committee to evaluate all research applications to work with ourclients – facilitating research by various partners

APHASIA INSTITUTE COMMUNITY HUB Developed to enable health careproviders to register for our trainingand join interactive webinars, Community Hub also hosts the Introduction to Supported Conversationfor Adults with Aphasia (SCA™)eLearning Module. Future plans include providing an online social platform for users to discuss trainingexperiences with other members of the community and store materialsof their choice in a personal library.

INTRODUCTION TO SUPPORTED CONVERSATION FOR ADULTS WITH APHASIA (SCA™) – eLEARNING MODULEWe have developed a short, self-pacedonline module, demonstrating techniques toenable critical health care conversations forpatients who know more than they can say.The module includes practical and video examples of concrete SCA™ techniquesbased on our evidence-based method. Participants in our SCA-Acute project provided valuable input in order to ensureapplicability to the hospital setting.

MINISTRY GRANT PROJECTS As part of a major three-year grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, we were able to offer the following free training and resources to health care professionals living or working in the province:

54 health care professionals (HCPs) working in stroke care were given professional aphasiatraining on-site at the Aphasia Institute

45 health care professionals (HCPs) working in stroke care were given professional aphasiatraining off-site at their own locations in Sudbury and Kingston

1,960 What is Aphasia booklets distributed for free in Ontario, exceeding our deliverables by 960 booklets

ParticiPics, our searchable database of pictographic images, designed to facilitate health care-related and other essential conversations, now available for free.

People Making aGlobal Impact

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Rochelle & Marisca,Education & Training Team members

THENAlthough Education & Training was not a focus in ourearly years, the Gerry Series of training videos was developed in the early 1990s and is still used today.

NOW• On-site and off-site training for health care professionals from all over the world

• Webinar series for health care professionals featuring internationally recognized leaders in aphasia and related disciplines

• Expanded our social enterprise ventures by creatingmore than 60 internationally recognized aphasia resources and toolkits, designed to facilitate vital conversations between people with aphasia andhealth, legal, financial, and community professionals;translations include French, Swedish, Finnish, Danish,and Mandarin

STUDENT PLACEMENTSWith a long-running commitment to mentorship, we supervised 8 studentsfrom the disciplines of speech-languagepathology, communicative disorders, and social work.

What Our Training Participants Say...

“I would encourage all healthcare professionals and anyone who caresfor someone with aphasia to learn theSCA™ approach. I feel far more confi-dent about my ability to advocate forcommunication access for my patients,their families and my community.”

– Speech-Language Trainee

WEBINARSIn addition to our world-renowned Supported Conversation for Adults withAphasia (SCATM) training on-site and in classrooms all over the world, we continued to offer our online KnowledgeExchange Speaker Series consisting of eight webinars with inter nationally recognized experts in aphasia and related topics. Over 200 local, provincial,national, and international participants attended these webinars.

WALK, TALK ‘N ROLL – BY THE NUMBERS

I CARE A grassroots campaign led by our clients, volunteers, staff,and board of directors, I Care raised over $9,000 through 30 separate events – everything from jewelry and art sales, dinner parties, raffle tickets, odd repair jobs, and ababy-guessing contest! One volunteer even used an online fundraising app to receive donations for our cause. I Care revenue was used to assist with Direct Service needs like client outings, program supplies, and equipmentthat was not budgeted for.

152individuals from our

community participated.

People SupportingOur Work

FUNDRAISING

Jane BrennemanGibson, long-

time boardmember andfundraising

leader

964 people donated.

ANNUAL APPEAL Our 2018 Annual Appeal featured Marion, a former client livingwith Primary Progressive Aphasia, a neurodegenerative diseaseaffecting speech and language. She and her husband, Bill (bothpictured at left), shared their inspirational, 61-year love storyand how support from the Aphasia Institute meant keeping communication alive, despite Marion's diagnosis. Our generousdonors contributed more than $31,000, exceeding our targetgoal, and supporting our client services and research projects.

In 2018, the Walk, Talk 'n Roll,championed by our client Becky,generated over $83,000, exceedingour goal by almost $3,000. This signature annual fundraising eventhelps fund our client support services as well as our research and education initiatives. This year, participants showed once again that in addition to raising much-needed funds, the Walk, Talk ’n Rollbuilds community. We are indebtedto everyone who supported thisgreat event!

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1 – 4 Years

Kalkidan Kali AlemayehuSamin AliCoralie AndreAlexa Francesca AvilesClaudette BarilBonnie BoltmanPatricia Tricia BroughtonJennifer CastilloAdele ChiassonMelissa CookVidya DavidStephanie DeschampsAmanda FaccaDeja Forde-DixonChrista Isabella Giron

John GlofcheskiGloria Good DraperJennifer GrieveDaniela GrimaldiRabeb HaouasAndrea JamesBaljot KalsiRachel KandiahAfnane KrabaMelanie LamarcaRobyn Lewis

Diane LitchenRita McCannMariam MushtaqLily NajmJohn NussbaumTiffannie PeterratnarajLeron PorgesJames RasalingamLoren RothSusan RozaGrace RyuKatrina Chelsea Saguil

Aisling (Ash) Sampson

Julianne SilverAmara SinghSelina TetiVince TsoMia WallaceGayle WilmotVicky Wong

5–9 Years

Cynthia BlackmanValerie ChavossyRose KamnitzerJoyce LiJessa LunaDon McKellarMoira Minoughan

Antonio RodriguezAdrienne SmithMargaret Van Dijk

10–14 Years

Marilyn BergerLynne CzutrinGeorge KopulosSybilla MannsfeldtCheryl MorrisDean ParkerMarilyn ShamaJohn Tonus

15–19 Years

Steve GahbauerRuth GrantNorma McVicarMichael Wright

20–24 Years

Mary BotterellJean CameronJudy MooreMyriam ShechterUrvashi Tanna

25–29 Years

Anna Taylor

30+ Years

Jane Thorson

committed volunteersworked tirelessly to helpdeliver our programs toclients and their families.

new volunteersjoined our team.

Volunteer Years of Service

9 140volunteers were recognized with Ontario Volunteer Service Awards fortheir continuous years of outstandingcommitment to our organization.

Longtime volunteers Ushi,Anna & Jane

Clients Deanne

& Barb, 1997, First

Walk, Talk ‘n Roll

In memory of Joyce Ostler and George Aldworth

PAT ARATO COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARDThe Pat Arato Community Partner Award, created in 2017, recognizes our communitypartners and their leaders whose funding, subsidy, and expert advice show a deep belief in the work we do on behalf of peopleliving with aphasia and their families.

This year’s recipient is:

SHORE CONSULTING GROUP INC.In recognition of their outstanding contribution as a community partner, by providing technical and strategic solutions and giving generously of their time and expertise.

AMBASSADOR AWARDThe Ambassador Award was launched in 2005 to recognize outstanding contributions to the Aphasia Institute community. This year’s recipients are:

CHRISTINE & VINCENT PATTENFor their significant contribution to the Introduction toSCA™ eLearning video and the championing effortsthey have made to our Walk Talk ‘n Roll campaign.

JACK & ROSE SHAPIROFor their advocacy in creating awareness about aphasia during our Walk, Talk ‘n Roll campaign.

Vincent & ChristinePatten

Rose & Jack Shapiro

When her husband, Oscar, suffered a stroke that lefthim with aphasia, Pat Arato could find no supportavailable for this isolating communication disorder.

In 1979, with almost no funding, she created the Pat Arato Aphasia Centre – the first independent,community-based resource of its kind. Inspired bybeloved stage and screen performer Patricia Neal, a stroke survivor herself, Pat and a few volunteersworked with a small group of adults with aphasiaand built what is now the Aphasia Institute.

Pat also established Essex House Bed and Breakfast,offering a supportive environment for people withaphasia. Her pioneering work, for which she wasawarded the Order of Ontario in 2004, continues toinspire and inform what we do and who we are.

GERRY CORMIER COMMUNICATIVE ACCESS AWARD

Launched in 2010, the Gerry Cormier Communicative Access Award was renamed in 2014 to celebrate the enormous contributions of thelate Gerry Cormier, a man with aphasia who agreed to be featured inour educational materials. Created in the early 1990s, the Gerry Videosare still a key component of our aphasia training today.

This award recognizes individuals and organizations whose work hassignificantly reduced barriers to full life participation for people livingwith aphasia. This year's recipients are:

DANA & JONATHAN LAMPEIn recognition of their outstandingcontribution to reducing barriers to full life participation for people living with aphasia.

OREGIn recognition of their outstandingcontribution to stroke education and reducing barriers to full life participation for people living with aphasia.

Pat Arato

Jonathan &Dana Lampe

ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 DONOR RECOGNITIONASSOCIATE $5,001 – $50,000 Anonymous Lee-Ann Kant The Lampe Family Jane Thorson FELLOW $1,001 – $5,000 Earl & Cheryl Barish Nancy Bishop Veronica Branigan Dennis & Nomi Brans Jane Brenneman Gibson & Douglas Gibson Peter Broecker The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited Bernie Dans Ian Epstein Silvia Gomes Krystyna Grande Harmonize for Speech Fund John HurlburtIsberg Charitable Trust Aura & Mannie Kagan George & Susan Kopulos Pathways Training and ELearning Inc. Gary Ryan Diana Soloway Peter Tsui Jan van Velzen Esther Zdolec Zubas + Associates PARTNER$501 –$1,000Anonymous (3) Justin Aykler Jan & Gerry BabinsMarisca & John Baldwin Mary Botterell Paul Cecchetto Valerie Chavossy Rochelle Cohen-Schneider & Rayfel Schneider DavidDavidsonPatricia DiNicolantonio Deja Forde-DixonDixie Jones Deborah Mayhew (Cormier) David Mear Wilfried NeidhardtObjective Financial Partners Inc. PeopleDynamics Learning Group Inc. Esther(Georgiana) Rose Marion Soloway Jerome Stephens Werbar Investments Michael & Katherine Wright COMPANION $251 – $500 ACA Alliance John Bailey Winston Baker Sidney & Frances BarishCecilia Berube Sandra Black Don Blyth Sheena Branigan Catherine Brookman Mary Budd Christopher Ryan Colbert Aileen Daley Tom David Moira Dean Eleanor Ellins David & Marjory Ellis Anke FlohrJibu George Ruth Grant Norm Grosman Leila Hackim Carrie Harrison Murray & Margaret Hobbs Christopher Holoboff Henry Hsu Tamara Jones Adam Kagan Johanna Kavanagh Gregg KupersteinJosephine Kwok-Liu Christian Laliberte Marion Leung Mary Lewis Joyce Li (Hong Jiang) Sharon LincolnDiane Litchen Joseph Liu Joseph Mari Barbara Marshall Donald McKellar Christine & Vincent PattenGrace Pompey PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Raymond James Canada Foundation Joan Rogers Cecilia Ryan Barbara Shadden Rose Shapiro David & Charline Sherman Diane Shrott Julie SolowayCatherine Takaoka Stephen Theys Toastmasters Gavel Club John Tonus Frank van Biesen Keith and Martha Wake Family Foundation Douglas Weir D. Marie Wenman Judith Wiley Michael Wiley & ElynCatli FRIEND $100 – $250 Anonymous Omar Abdel Samad Khaled Abdul-Samad Renda Abouchakra Suzan Abu Shakra Adobe Inc. Lynda Adler Barbara Aitken George & Margaret Aldworth GeoffAldworth Paul Allen Dave AndresenRon Appleton Thomas AtkinsWendy Atkinson Diane Baptist Jane Barber Joanne BargmanMichael Barrett Babette BeardMarlene Behrmann Cohen James BelisleArchitect Mortimer Bercovitch Sari BercovitchMarilyn Berger Rita Birgiolas Hope Birnie-Colbert Cynthia Blackman Ian Blackstone John P. Blainey Janis Boase Bonnie Boltman Nancy Bowman VincentBowman Ralph Breslauer Brookstreet MIC Inc. Donald Bruce Gregory Bruce Tom Bruce Pamela Bryant Leanne Buck Karen Buck Pauline Bull Rosemary Bussiere Allan & Shirley Carter Margaret &Michael Cavanagh Lisa & Chetwin Chan Aki Chencinski Elizabeth Chilampath Michael & Andrea Chin David R. Cohen Joshua Collings Anna Marie Colpitts Susan Comay Vance Cooper Martin CopelandCarla & Jeff Crothers Douglas Crozier Ellis Culliton Lynne & George Czutrin Franco De Simone Graham Desson Audrey Dillon Aurento D'souza Ann Dunbar Zbigniew Dutkiewicz Anne Dyer-WithefordPennie Eagen David Ehret Andria Eisen James Eles Professional Corporation Sana El Assrawe Ralph Epstein Steven Evans Carmen Faria Adelina Fathi Mark Fletcher Dawn Gallant Martin GangadeenJohn Gayle Steve Gervais Douglas Gibson Books Ltd. K. Gibson Elaine Giddens Ruth Gillespie Luciano Giralico Erla Glesby Jane Goldberg Gillian Goode Lesley Goode Glenn Gooderham Jane GraydonMark Greenberg Brian Greenspan Pat Greig Anna Grosman Marc Grosman Jesse Grosman Joseph Guss Phillip Haid Bill Harrison Heather Harrison Heather Heaps Jennifer Heath Jonathan HellmannShannon & Henry Hill Mian Him Mark Hoffenberg Deborah Holbrook Tami Horner Susan Hubbard Ian Hull Victoria Jannetta Zhen Jiwa James Joyce Tadeusz & Kay Kaçala Tamar Kagan Rose KamnitzerBarry Kant Mellanie Kant Kelvin Technologies Inc. Linda Kenyon Lana Korb Helen Kostka Henry & Mary Kosziwka Matilda Kosziwka Ellen Koutsikos Ileana Krumme Yacoob Kurimbokus William LandyMelvin Robert Langille Mark Lapowich Joanne Lauria Josette Lebel Bram Lecker Lucia (Alison) Lee Alan Levine & Iris Jacobson David Levinson Daniel Lichti Philip Lind Rick Loch Sarah Lough Jessa LunaJean Macdonald Nina Mackie Donald MacLean Barbara Maclean Bruce MacMillan Karl Maiterth Jan Malat Cindy Malcolm Steve Manley Samantha Marasco John Martins Lou Marzola Emerson MascollPamela Mazza Lyn McDonell George McElroy Cecile McKennitt Sue Mckenzie Maureen McKeown Sherrill & Donald Meeks Antony Melcher Herb Metcalfe Kathleen Metcalfe Kenneth Milligan TomMilligan Judith Moore Cheryl MorantzAnne Myslowski Mike NashNancy Naylor Mary Neal Karen Necpal Aspa & Perry Neretlis Louise Nicol Macdonald Coxall Henry Nirenberg John NussbaumMargaretNyeCarol O'Mara Sarah Orvis Paula Ouellette Andrew Partington Hugh & Nadira Pattison Petra Paul Mary Penfold Stephanie Pennings James Perrone Diane Petroff Caryl Pereira & Gerard Pinto Lorraine& Larry Podolsky Marcie Pollack Gerry Posner Carol Pratap Mark Pritzker Ky Pruesse Scott Purdy Janine Purves Saul Quint Kim Raeside Seekumar Ramphal Fiona Rankin Catriona Read Chris Reid Lois& Ken Richards Peter Richter James Robinson Lucille Roch Elizabeth Rochon Daniela Romain Leslie Rose & Elizabeth Johnson Howard Rosen William Rosenitsch Loren Roth Janice Rubin Eric RumackMiriam Rumack Ruta Rusinas Vernon Russell Sam Samad Julia Sax Phil Schmitt Mary Schnurr Karen Schucher William & Bonita Scott Tessa Shaban Ana Shapiro Harriet Sherman Sherrard Kuzz LLPPatricia Shield Cheryl Shour Elyse Shumway Josefina & Franco Simcic Corinne Smirle Adrienne Smith Joseph Smith Karen Solomon Jason Soloway Trevor Spurr Leslie Starkman Katherine Steirman JohnStockwell Kathleen Stone Ann Marie Strapp Greg Symons Laura Syron Beverley Takaoka Urvashi Tanna Anna Taylor Claudia Teller Vernon Thompson Eric Thompson Joanne Todesco Valerie TungMargaret van Dijk Ann Vanderhoof Margaretha Vandervelden Tessa Vaskas Jonas Vaskas Jonas Daniel Vaskas Robert Waples Cynthia Webb Bruce White Paul (J.P.) Williams Gayle Wilmot Irena WimmerErwin Wittrock John Wolff Dianne Woods Ingrid Wright Deanna Yeung Gwen Young

A word from our auditor

To the Directors of the Aphasia Institute:

The accompanying condensed statements of financial position, revenues, expenditures, and net assets are derived from the complete

financial statements of the Aphasia Institute as at March 31,2019 and for the year then ended on which I expressed a qualified audit opinion, which is a common practice with respect to charitable organizations, in my Independent Auditor’s Report dated June 26, 2019.

The fair summarization of the complete financial statementsis the responsibility of the Institute. My responsibility, in accordance with the applicable Assurance Guideline of CPACanada, is to report on the condensed financial statements.

In my opinion, the accompanying condensed financial statements fairly summarize, in all material respects, the related complete financial statements in accordance with the criteria described in the Guideline referred to above.

Since these are condensed financial statements, readers are cautioned that these statements may not be appropriatefor their purposes. For more information on the Institute’s financial position, results of operations and cash flow, reference should be made to the related complete financialstatements.

Peter Tsui, CPA, CA, LPA

Copies of the complete audited financial statements are available upon request.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Silvia Gomes, Treasurer

FINANCIAL KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2018-19For the year ended March 31, 2019, the Aphasia Institute had a net surplus of revenue overexpense of $103,304.

Government & other grants 1,375,529

Donations and fundraising 238,857

Resource Material 33,956

Client service fees 56,715

Professional training and education 112,761

Investment Income 38,012

Amortization of deferred capital contributions 8,793

Other income 10,234

Total revenues $1,874,857

Net Surplus $ 103,304

Revenues $

Salaries and employee benefits 1,021,153

Occupancy costs 265,089

Office expenses 111,884

Provincial education and training 254,775

Client services 28,290

Amortization of capital assets 13,387

Fundraising 8,103

Staff development and travel 7,671

Professional fees 35,073

Professional training and resource materials 26,128

Total expenditures $1,771,553

Expenditures $

For a complete review of the Audited Statements as of March 31,2019, please see the Annual Reports page at www.aphasia.ca.

From Our Treasurer… In 2018/19, the Aphasia Institute had a surplus of $103,304 of revenuesover expenditures.

During the prior year, we were awarded a three-year grant from the Ministry of Health, which continuedto contribute to an increase in revenues in the current year, along with donations and fundraising, investment income and other income, which also increased in the year. Other revenue sources remainedfairly consistent year over year, with the exception of client service fees and professional training andeducation which decreased.

We incurred additional salaries in order to meet our obligations under a three-year grant. Expenses otherwise remained fairly consistent year over year, with the exception of office expenses, provincial education and training, and fundraising which decreased, and occupancy costs and professional feeswhich increased.

Our Unique Synergy

WHAT IS APHASIA?

An information booklet for adults with Aphasia, their families and their caregivers.

Staff Member Volunteer

What do you think?

Direct Service Research

Education and Training

Our Team 2018/19Aura KaganExecutive DirectorDirector of Education and Applied Research

Allison TedescoSocial WorkerManager, Client Services

Carrie HarrisonDirector, Finance and Operations

Caryl PereiraAdministrative Assistant

Catherine BrookmanExecutive Leadership, Social Enterprise and Program Innovation

Clare ThompsonTeam Assistant, Client Services

Elyse ShumwayEducation Consultant (SLP)

Fatima CabralCoordinator, Recreation and Community Integration

Judy Hain-CohenSpeech-Language Pathologist

Leanne BuckSocial Worker, Family Services and Outreach

Lee-Ann KantSpeech-Language Pathologist

Lisa ChanInterim Coordinator of Research & Development (SLP)

Lisa SamsonSpeech-Language Pathologist

Lorraine PodolskyClinical Mentor (SLP)

Marisca BaldwinEducation and Learning Coordinator

Melodie ChanCoordinator of Research & Development

Michael ChinFinance Coordinator

Michael WileyCoordinator, Fund Development

Natalie MuradianSpeech-Language Pathologist

Natasha MatarArt Instructor

Razan RawdatKnowledge Translation Coordinator

Robbyn DraiminSpeech-Language Pathologist

Rochelle Cohen-SchneiderDirector, Clinical and Educational Services (SLP)

Shannon HillCoordinator, Volunteer Services

Our Mission & Vision

MissionGive hope to people with aphasia and their families by

developing and sharing innovative solutions that reduce language barriers to full life participation.

VisionThere are no barriers to

living successfully with aphasia.

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