Centre for Inquiry
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 833642614RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($83,582) as filed with the CRA.
Centre for Inquiry is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $99K in revenue and $84K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Cfic advances education by training members of the public in critical thinking media literacy and the scientific method by means of: 1. Hosting lectures and seminars featuring distinguished academics and other recognized subject matter experts; 2. Hosting facilitated discussion groups; 3. Providing access to scientific journals books and materials; and 4. Publishing and circulating free materials on these subjects. Cfic supports refugees and refugee claimants by: 1. Responding to requests from international partners to support refugees fleeing persecution for exercising their fre…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $99K | $84K | $75K | — | — | $39K |
| 2023 | $75K | $71K | $63K | — | — | $24K |
| 2022 | $81K | $77K | $68K | — | — | $20K |
| 2021 | $80K | $83K | $73K | — | — | $16K |
| 2020 | $83K | $82K | $69K | — | — | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $64K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Seanna Watson (vice president); Leslie Rosenblood (director); Diane Bruce (director); Zack Dumont (director); Sonya Jenkins (treasurer); Edan Tasca (director); Emir Onur Cilek (drector); Joshua Jeyakumar (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre for Inquiry’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833642614RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.