The Canadian Journalism Foundation/La fondation pour le journalisme canadien
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 132489212RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,488,252) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Journalism Foundation/La fondation pour le journalisme canadien is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $150K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $950K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024.
In its own words
Administration of journalism awards program including lifetime achievement award and excellence in journalism award - Coordinate and hold an annual awards gala - Hold various panel discussions open to the public about different media and journalism topics
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $75K | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $627K | $64K | $198K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $262K | $250K | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $1M | $850K | $258K | $62K | — | $779K |
| 2020 | $950K | $868K | $306K | $11K | — | $601K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $150K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$435K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Journalism Foundation/La fondation pour le journalisme canadien’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132489212RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.