Columbia Institute
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 864500293RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,108,855) as filed with the CRA.
Columbia Institute is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $707K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $609K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
We invest in human and social capital for all canadians through; 1. Undertaking programs in education training and research and democracy. 2. Conducting innovative social research with practical applications 3. Developing and providing scholarships to promote re-training and life-long learning 4. Promoting collaborative and inclusive involvement of citizens in decision-making and community building. 5. Community leadership centre to identify and train community leaders to take action on critical community issues.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $263K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $246K |
| 2022 | $727K | $433K | $406K | — | — | $296K |
| 2021 | $690K | $628K | $594K | — | — | $2,407 |
| 2020 | $609K | $615K | $569K | — | — | -$60K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $707K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$160K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Levi (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Columbia Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864500293RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.