The Arctic Institute of North America
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118789254RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($165,159) as filed with the CRA.
The Arctic Institute of North America is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $209K in revenue and $165K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100 in 2024, the largest being $100 to Canadian Cancer Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sponsor scientific research plus acquisition and dissemination of information about the North through the scientific journal 'Arctic' book publications Arctic Discovery & Access is a digital educational service Arctic Library photo archives scholarships grant-in-aid program and research station in the Yukon Territory.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $209K | $165K | $165K | — | — | -$12K |
| 2023 | $170K | $226K | $188K | $0 | — | $191K |
| 2022 | $144K | $166K | $166K | $0 | $0 | $70K |
| 2021 | $114K | $31K | — | — | — | $92K |
| 2020 | $310K | $98K | $95K | — | — | $463K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Henry Sykes (director); John Miller (director); Maribeth Murray (executive director); George Lidgett (chair); Kate Darling (director); William Ghali (ex officio); David Grimes (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Arctic Institute of North America’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118789254RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.