International Institute for Sustainable Development
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 127202349RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($48,884,007) as filed with the CRA.
International Institute for Sustainable Development is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $50M in revenue and $48.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $488K.
Compared with 74 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 176 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $28.8M in 2020 to $50M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Iis'ds programs conduct rigorous research and engage citizens buisness and policy makers in the shared goal of developing sustainability. Iisd's program areas include economic law and policy water tracking progress energy ad resilience
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50M | $48.9M | $44.5M | $248K | — | $14.3M |
| 2023 | $43.1M | $39.1M | $35M | $285K | — | $13.3M |
| 2022 | $29.4M | $29M | $26M | $209K | — | $9.6M |
| 2021 | $25.6M | $25.7M | $22.9M | $234K | — | $9.5M |
| 2020 | $28.8M | $27.3M | $24.9M | $186K | — | $9.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $488K from 9 charities:
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$146K
- Environment Funders Canada$114K
- The J W McConnell Family Foundation$110K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$100K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,736
- The Winnipeg Foundation$5,006
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,408
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$2,000
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $300,000–349,9992 positions
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions176
- Total compensation, all staff$23M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Therese Adam (director); Michelle Edkins (chairman); Mari Pantsar (director); Valerie Chort (director); Ian Stewart (director); Peter Tielmann (director); Robert Walker (director); Zouera Youssoufou (director); Andrew Lennox (director); Blaine Favel (director); Eric Campbell (director); Rosemary McCarney (director); Musonda Mumba (director); Ayesha Constable (director); Graeme Reed (director); Patricia Fuller (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from International Institute for Sustainable Development’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127202349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.