Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies/association Universitaire Canadienne d'Etudes Nordiques
Charitable organization · Nepean, Ontario · BN 889069043RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($165,624) as filed with the CRA.
Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies/association Universitaire Canadienne d'Etudes Nordiques is a charitable organization based in Nepean, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $111K in revenue and $166K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,543.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $299K in 2020 to $111K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The association awarded awards from the canadian northern trust. The association maintained a web page of information concerning northern affairs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $111K | $166K | $32K | — | — | $623K |
| 2023 | $434K | $251K | $79K | — | — | $678K |
| 2022 | $267K | $277K | $115K | — | — | $495K |
| 2021 | $311K | $261K | $121K | — | — | $506K |
| 2020 | $299K | $374K | $245K | — | — | $456K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,543 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,543
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$96K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Nicol (president); Amanda Graham (vice-president); Robert Bailey (secretary-treasurer); Nicolas Brunet (director); Francis Levesque (director); Andrew Medeiros (director); Thierry Rodon (director); Katherine Minich (director); Laura Brown (director); Caroline Duncan.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies/association Universitaire Canadienne d'Etudes Nordiques’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889069043RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.