Learning for a Sustainable Future/l'education au Service de la Terre
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 135549517RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,599,427) as filed with the CRA.
Learning for a Sustainable Future/l'education au Service de la Terre is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 67% from government, 21% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $306K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $918K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The organization runs programs to advance national provincial and territorial policies and curricula to ensure sustainability is incorporated in a balanced and timely fashion. The organization supports youth and educators in sustainable development educational activities. This is achieved through providing educator workshops and resources. This provides the knowledge skills and attitudes and values necessary to enable educators and associated stakeholders to integrate sustainability into the lives of our youth.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $920K | $869K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $918K | $705K | $660K | — | — | $874K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $306K from 10 charities:
- RBC Foundation$100K
- Definity Insurance Foundation$75K
- Canadahelps Canadon$36K
- Canadahelps Canadon$36K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$30K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$16K
- The J W McConnell Family Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$2,500
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$1,500
- The Burton Charitable Foundation$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$713K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Bernhardt (chair); Janet Bobechko (director); Carolee Buckler (director); Frances Edmonds (vice chair); Doug Dokis (director); Alexander Ikejiani (vice chair); Sheila Innes (director); Marilyn Lambert-Drache (director); Brayden White (director); Jean Piette (director); Brenda Green (director); Dulcy Anderson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Learning for a Sustainable Future/l'education au Service de la Terre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135549517RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.