Observer Publications Inc.
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119064772RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,097,218) as filed with the CRA.
Observer Publications Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations, 21% from government. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $563K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To carry on a general publishing and printing business for charitable purpose. Broadview (The United Church Observer) magazine and website are ongoing programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $2.1M | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $2M | — | — | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $2M | $1.9M | $17K | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $20K | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $2M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $3,236 | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $563K from 18 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$228K
- Canadahelps Canadon$228K
- Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring$50K
- The United Church of Canada$41K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$7,499
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$4,797
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,000
- ST. Andrew's United Church$600
- Da Stinson Foundation$600
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- Glenburnie United Church$330
- Canada Gives$300
- Kincardine United Church$125
- Abundance Canada$100
- ST. Peter's Pastoral Charge$100
- Trinity United Church$95
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$50
- Central Okanagan United Church—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Scott; Chantal Braganza; HyeRan Kim-Cragg; Angie Watson; Andy O’Neill; Laurie Monsebraaten; Rob Waller; Matt Hilliard-Forde; Joyce Bryne.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Observer Publications Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119064772RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.