Institute for Consciousness Research
Charitable organization · Markdale, Ontario · BN 876800673RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,206) as filed with the CRA.
Institute for Consciousness Research is a charitable organization based in Markdale, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $15K in revenue and $22K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,810.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $700 in 2024, the largest being $234 to Canadahelps Canadon. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1) WE CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE EXISTENCE OF A MECHANISM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS (2) WE HOLD AND PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCES SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS (3) WE PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE NEWSLETTERS ARTICLES BOOKS eBOOKS AUDIO BOOKS CD'S DVD'S AND OTHER MATERIAL CONTAINING RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE AND OTHERS (4) WE MAINTAIN A REFERENCE LIBRARY
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K | $22K | $20K | — | $700 | $68K |
| 2023 | $10K | $19K | $17K | — | $400 | $75K |
| 2022 | $9,854 | $5,440 | $3,903 | — | $600 | $83K |
| 2021 | $9,744 | $6,833 | $5,547 | — | $200 | $79K |
| 2020 | $16K | $14K | $12K | — | $500 | $76K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $700 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $2,810 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,810
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Bradford (director); Sabine Bruestle (director); Myrna Filman (director); Edward Wood (director); Patrick Hayne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Institute for Consciousness Research’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876800673RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.