CJL Foundation
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 894383512RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($872,493) as filed with the CRA.
CJL Foundation is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $739K in revenue and $872K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 42 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $265K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Cpj carries on charitable programs in the area of research education and advocacy with afocus on anti-poverty environmental stewardship a climate change and refugee & migrantrights. In 2023 cpj delivered projects on all three areas involving public policy research and education we had dialogue with parliamentarians of all parties concerning these issues through letters committee appearances consultation submissions and in-person meetings. Our public education work included published reports newsletters website updates and public presentations in schools religious gatherings and on-…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $739K | $872K | $695K | $33K | — | $660K |
| 2023 | $728K | $774K | $634K | $7,585 | — | $996K |
| 2022 | $606K | $872K | $561K | $113K | — | $966K |
| 2021 | $786K | $776K | $17K | $29K | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $844K | $863K | $544K | $114K | $0 | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $265K from 42 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$60K
- Christian Stewardship Services$37K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$35K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$29K
- Arthur & Audrey Cutten Foundation$10K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$8,515
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,500
- The Sisters of St. Joseph for the Diocese of Toronto in Upper Canada$3,000
- Woody Nook Christian Reformed Church of Lacombe Alberta$1,515
- Fleetwood Christian Reformed Church$1,422
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,328
- Fellowship Community Church of Edmonton$1,106
- Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Ottawa$1,038
- Abundance Canada$1,000
- First Christian Reformed Church of Barrie Ont$937
- Waterloo Christian Reformed Church$915
- First Christian Reformed Church of Toronto$839
- The Christian Reformed Church of Richmond$799
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church of Leduc$580
- The First Christian Reformed Church of New Westminster B.C.$500
- Our Lady's Missionaries$500
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Calgary$498
- Barrhaven Fellowship Christian Reformed Church$486
- Ingersoll Christian Reformed Church$471
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$501K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Demoor (director - secretary); Ian Van Haren (director - chair); Yoon Seo Kang (director); Paul Berry (director - treasurer); Daniel Cho (director); Marlene Bergsma (director - vice chair); Cathy Rogers (director); Willow Baarda (director); Barnabas Gwaza (director); Jonathan Schmidt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CJL Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894383512RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.