The Ayn Rand Institute (canada): the Centre for the Advancement of Objectivism in Canada
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 858293947RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($60,243) as filed with the CRA.
The Ayn Rand Institute (canada): the Centre for the Advancement of Objectivism in Canada is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $64K in revenue and $60K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $18K in 2020 to $64K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The charitable purpose of ayn rand institute (canada): the centre for the advancement of objectivism in canada is to educate the public on works of educational value. Specifically the approved programs are to conduct an annual essay contest on the works of ayn rand and to distribute books by ayn rand to high schools that request them.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $64K | $60K | $32K | — | — | $32K |
| 2023 | $100K | $60K | $44K | — | — | $28K |
| 2022 | $41K | $48K | $21K | — | — | -$11K |
| 2021 | $39K | $65K | $54K | — | — | -$4,075 |
| 2020 | $18K | $42K | $28K | — | — | $22K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Glenn Woiceshyn (director); Doug Arends (director); Tal Tsfany (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ayn Rand Institute (canada): the Centre for the Advancement of Objectivism in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858293947RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.