Royal Canadian Institute
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 131635286RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($315,394) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Canadian Institute is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $244K in revenue and $315K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $51K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $57K in 2020 to $244K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The royal canadian institute provides free public lectures and other programs with the objective of promoting the purposes of science and general interests of society. We provide a platform for public engagement with leading scientists to foster critical thinking expand science dialogue and promote informed decision making.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $244K | $315K | $149K | $60K | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $266K | $260K | $124K | $41K | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $120K | $234K | $96K | $42K | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $403K | $309K | $208K | $12K | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $57K | $246K | $158K | $11K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $51K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jake Brooks (corporate secretary); Stephen Chait (past chair); Jock Fleming (chair); Suzanne Macdonald (past chair); Mathieu Ranger (vice chair); Reinhart Reithmeier (past chair); Samantha Yammine (trustee); Ken Yoon (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Canadian Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131635286RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.