Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 788321107RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($566,677) as filed with the CRA.
Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $875K in revenue and $567K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 70% from other charities. In 2024, 27 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $957K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The production of educational and research materials including books articles video debates interviews podcasts and other means of public education and including engaging knowledgeable experts to produce said research. Fundraising activities to ensure funding for programs program applications and public events. N/a
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $875K | $567K | $361K | $134K | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $382K | $89K | $62K | $13K | — | $293K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $957K from 27 charities:
- The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation$410K
- Hunter Family Foundation$100K
- Weston Family Foundation$90K
- Canadahelps Canadon$81K
- Canadahelps Canadon$81K
- The Dunkley Charitable Foundation$33K
- The Hearn Family Foundation$25K
- Arrell Family Foundation$25K
- The Bruce H. Mitchell Foundation$20K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$19K
- BenefAction Foundation$12K
- Sage Roots Foundation$10K
- Matt Campbell Family Foundation$10K
- KSBK Charitable Foundation$10K
- Viewpoint Foundation$10K
- The Calgary Foundation$5,000
- United Way of Calgary and Area$4,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,812
- Rheaume Family Foundation$1,500
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$1,000
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$1,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$1,000
- McCUTCHEON FAMILY FOUNDATION$985
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$684
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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$340K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Troy Desouza (director); David Hood (director); Mark Milke (director); Jack Mintz (secretary); Kim Moody (chair & treasurer); Pat Ward (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 788321107RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.