Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies Society
Charitable organization · Gibsons, British Columbia · BN 838483949RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($244) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies Society is a charitable organization based in Gibsons, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $125 in revenue and $244 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Research and educational programs on freedom of information and privacy issues including documentary videos public presentations and research projects. Cips is an entirely volunteer- run organization but does contact out for specific projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $125 | $244 | $0 | — | $0 | $4,472 |
| 2023 | $0 | $385 | $345 | — | $0 | $4,679 |
| 2022 | $550 | $649 | $450 | — | — | $4,466 |
| 2021 | — | $5,869 | $4,826 | — | — | $5,144 |
| 2020 | — | $3,214 | $2,600 | — | — | $6,182 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tom Crean (director); Darrell Evans (president); Carla Graebner (vice president); Paul Holden (director); Spencer Izen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 838483949RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.