CO-Operative Development Foundation of Canada/fondation du Developpement Cooperatif du Canada
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 118875517RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,319,363) as filed with the CRA.
CO-Operative Development Foundation of Canada/fondation du Developpement Cooperatif du Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $7.3M in revenue and $7.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $140K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
4R - Nutrient Stewardship project - Ethiopia Ghana and Senegal to improve socio-economic well being of poor and vulnerable small hold farmers Ukraine (SEW project) Supporting Economic Prosperity for Women and internally displaced persons in Ukraine and VOICE project to advance gender equality and economic empowerment for women and men from marginalized communities in Ethiopia Ghana Senegal and Malawi.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.3M | $7.3M | $5.4M | $81K | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $8.6M | $8.7M | $6.4M | $99K | $30K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $6.1M | $4.4M | $77K | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $10.1M | $9.7M | $8.5M | $112K | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $9.5M | $9.7M | $7.9M | $168K | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $140K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bruno Dragani (director); Neil Cooper (director); Jean-Pierre Gagnon (director); John Wilkinson (director); Jeanette Wakelin (director); Annie Joyal (director); Michael Hatch (director); Ian McArthur (director); Tanya Postlewaite (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CO-Operative Development Foundation of Canada/fondation du Developpement Cooperatif du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118875517RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.