Knowledge Building Research International
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 859161978RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($598,816) as filed with the CRA.
Knowledge Building Research International is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $599K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $274K in 2024, the largest being $192K to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. To advance education by conducting research in the field of knowledge building theory pedagogy technology and information resources and by publicly disseminating the results of such research; 2. To advance education by conducting workshops and online courses for knowledge building instructors and teachers to improve the quality of their teaching; 3. To advance the education of students in academic and extra-curricular subjects by providing teachers administrators and parents with guidance education tools and teaching aids workshops descriptions of exemplary activities and instr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $599K | — | — | $274K | $13M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $562K | — | — | $285K | $11.9M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $203K | — | — | — | $10.8M |
| 2021 | $559K | $415K | — | — | $259K | $9.6M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $264K | — | — | $170K | $9.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $274K to 2 qualified donees:
- The Governing Council of the University of Toronto$192K
- The University at Albany Foundation$82K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carl Bereiter (secretary/treasurer); Marlene Scardamalia (director); Penny Milton (boardmember).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Knowledge Building Research International’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 859161978RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.