Inter Pares

Inter Pares is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $11M in revenue and $11M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 43 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $397K.

Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $41K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Makeway Charitable Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.3M in 2020 to $11M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.