IDEA Training Collaborative
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 860816396RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,742,694) as filed with the CRA.
IDEA Training Collaborative is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $843K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Literacy and Basic Skills (OALCF)/Academic Skills Upgrading Program: Activities included - literacy and basic skills classes - 25 hours per week as well as ongoing assessments and 1-1 tutoring two weeks employment internship with local employers as part of the job-readiness component of the curriculum. Immigrant Women Integration Program (IWIP) - Twelve months of intensive training for newcomer women with a focus on community engagement leadership community- based research digital storytelling workshop design and facilitation. Clear Language & Design (CLAD) - Public education program …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $649K | — | — | $969K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | $48K | $722K |
| 2022 | $988K | $1.1M | — | — | — | $545K |
| 2021 | $934K | $873K | $742K | — | — | $645K |
| 2020 | $843K | $661K | $567K | — | — | $583K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96K from 1 charity:
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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$520K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Selwyn Pieters (vice president); Alfred Jean-Baptiste (director (ex-officio)); Isabelle Lian (communication officer); Nita Chhinzer (director); Brian Duarte (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from IDEA Training Collaborative’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860816396RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.