SecondStreet.org
Charitable organization · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 770072098RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,148,373) as filed with the CRA.
SecondStreet.org is a charitable organization based in Regina, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $513K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. 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 $482K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Secondstreet.org continues to conduct public policy research and create videos that help explain the research findings and put a face to the statistics. The organization regularly writes columns for publication by major media outlets and makes public presentations from time to time. Secondstreet.org also operates an intern program which provides young people with an opportunity to gain experience and learn new skills.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1M | $27K | — | $323K |
| 2023 | $826K | $719K | $583K | — | — | $293K |
| 2022 | $622K | $550K | $448K | $15K | — | $186K |
| 2021 | $264K | $221K | $177K | — | — | $129K |
| 2020 | $482K | $435K | $359K | $26K | — | $61K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $513K from 11 charities:
- The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation$200K
- Beedie Foundation$150K
- The John Dobson Foundation$50K
- Manning Foundation for Democratic Education$30K
- David Ash Family Foundation$25K
- Peter & Joanne Brown Foundation$25K
- Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation$25K
- The Graham Burton Foundation$5,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$2,000
- ZLC Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$304
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$468K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Muchnik (director); Scott Hennig (director); Tracy Johnson (director); Kip Woodward (director); Walter Robinson (director); Jamil Ahmad (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from SecondStreet.org’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 770072098RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.