The Cardus Institute
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 118929207RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,104,786) as filed with the CRA.
The Cardus Institute is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6.4M in revenue and $6.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 61% from other charities. In 2024, 49 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3M.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
1. We conduct research projects in key target areas of Education Work & Economics Communities (formerly Social Cities) Families and Law. 2. We research publish and distribute a variety of journals and briefs targeted for the educational benefit of the general public Christian and business leaders students government leaders academics and lawyers. 3. We publish Comment Magazine which serves Christian leaders and culture makers and electronically publish Convivium magazine connecting people with faith in common life. 4. We host conferences events and round tables to bring public a…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.4M | $6.1M | $4.7M | $341K | — | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $6.4M | $4.8M | $526K | $50 | $4M |
| 2022 | $7.2M | $6.1M | $4.7M | $486K | $100 | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $4.8M | $3.8M | $283K | $5,250 | $3M |
| 2020 | $4.7M | $4M | $3.1M | $240K | $1,030 | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3M from 49 charities:
- The Leder Charitable Foundation$650K
- The Foundation Office.ca$472K
- The Charis Foundation$260K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$244K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$148K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$125K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$103K
- Jericho Foundation$100K
- D.H. Falle Family Foundation$100K
- Christian Stewardship Services$68K
- Christian School Foundation (Canada) Inc.$68K
- BenefAction Foundation$50K
- Cooke Foundation Inc.$50K
- The Calgary Foundation$45K
- Ross-Shire Foundation$40K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$40K
- The Arthur J E Child Foundation$35K
- Ypma Family Foundation$30K
- Tamara Foundation$25K
- Heronbrook Foundation$25K
- Henry Gusse Foundation$25K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$25K
- The Jacobson Family Foundation$25K
- Redleaf Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$3.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Bezalel Richardsen (member); Rob Wildeboer (member); Ernest Lang (member); Peter Roebbelen (member); Dale Hodgson (vice chair); Pamela Shaw (member); Daryl Wilson (member); David Cowper (chair); Andre Van Ryk (treasurer); Rebecca Good (member); Ian DeWaard (member); Ann Penner (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cardus Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118929207RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.