Canadian Energy Research Institute
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 121461313RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($68,177) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Energy Research Institute is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, it reported $4,787 in revenue and $68K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,781 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $46K in 2023, the largest being $46K to The Governors of The University of Calgary. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2.1M in 2020 to $4,787 in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Conducting research relate to Canada's energy sector and environmental issues. Disseminating research information to the public through conferences newsletters and electronic media. Serving as a public resource center for research material to be made available to business government academia and the public. For the year ended March 31 2022 CERI undertook 3 research studies into energy issues related to circular plastic market energy's issues and related environmental issues. These are all form part of CERI's outreach program to broaden the dissemination of its research.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4,787 | $68K | — | — | $46K | — |
| 2022 | $392K | $799K | — | — | $550K | $68K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | — | — | — | $847K |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1.7M | $48K | — | $910K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $46K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$322K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Corrine Boone (chairperson); Kendall Dilling (director); Marika Hare (director); Terry Abel (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Energy Research Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 121461313RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.