Forum of Federations/forum des Federations
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 887251429RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,781,815) as filed with the CRA.
Forum of Federations/forum des Federations is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. 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 $6M in revenue and $6.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $409.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Public information and education programs - governance assistance program - global dialogue program - development assistance program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6M | $6.8M | $5.6M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $5.9M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $7.3M | $7.3M | $6.5M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $7.2M | $6.8M | $6M | — | — | $2M |
| 2020 | $7.2M | $7.1M | $6.2M | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $409 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hans Altherr (chair); Julius Ihonvbere (member); Salma Siddiqui (vice chair); Saleem Mandviwalla (member); Christian Paradis (treasurer); Birtukan Ayanodadi (member); Carlos Da Fonseca (member); Carsten Sieling (aufmember).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Forum of Federations/forum des Federations’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887251429RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.