Century Initiative / Initiative du Siecle
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 843519638RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($802,561) as filed with the CRA.
Century Initiative / Initiative du Siecle is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $806K in revenue and $803K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $233K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Children First Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $468K in 2020 to $806K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To advance education on canada's future by conducting research on topics such as the following and making the results of this research publicly available through conferences workshops seminars and publications: a) demographics b) immigration and other vehicles for population growth c) urban development d) early childhood support e) education and lifelong learning f) employment and entrepreneurship g)pluralism
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $806K | $803K | $663K | — | $5,000 | $118K |
| 2023 | $997K | $931K | $789K | — | — | $114K |
| 2022 | $871K | $863K | $753K | — | $160 | $48K |
| 2021 | $682K | $750K | $657K | — | — | $41K |
| 2020 | $468K | $763K | $524K | — | — | $8,786 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Children First Canada$5,000
Received $233K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$266K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melissa Arbour (director); Goldy Hyder (director); Thomas Milroy (vice chair/treasurer); Ratna Omidvar (director); Syed Ebad Rahman (director); Muraly Srinarayanathas (director); Stuart Szabo (director); Mark Wiseman (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Century Initiative / Initiative du Siecle’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843519638RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.