Manning Foundation for Democratic Education
Charitable organization · Airdrie, Alberta · BN 822467478RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,048,180) as filed with the CRA.
Manning Foundation for Democratic Education is a charitable organization based in Airdrie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $920K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 92% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $850K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $30K to SecondStreet.org. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation advances democracy in canada through education and communications – in particular by delivering courses and communications that teach students of all ages about the values ethics principles opportunities and tools of participatory democracy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $920K | $1M | $803K | — | $30K | $16K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $722K | — | $175K | $144K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $822K | $28K | — | $175K |
| 2021 | $765K | $816K | $431K | — | $32K | $230K |
| 2020 | $864K | $705K | $373K | — | — | $251K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 1 qualified donee:
- SecondStreet.org$30K
Received $850K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$57K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Clifford Fryers (chairman/director); Gwyn Morgan (director); Pat Trottier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manning Foundation for Democratic Education’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822467478RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.