The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 896011459RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,109,146) as filed with the CRA.
The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. 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 $9.2M in revenue and $9.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,412.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 30 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
(a) undertaken research in the mathematical sciences and their applications: (b) promoting the mathematical sciences and knowledge and practice thereof: (c) holding conferences meetings and exhibitions to encourage collaboration in the exchange of views on mathematical research; (d) providing advanced training for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers: (e) communicating and disseminating the results of mathematical science research; (f) serving as a liaison between university based researchers and the business community; (g) serving as a resource for mathematics education at all lev…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $9.1M | $6.8M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $9M | $9.2M | $6.7M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $7.3M | $6.6M | $6M | — | — | $4M |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $5.3M | $2.9M | — | — | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $8M | $7.7M | $5.4M | — | — | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,412 from 3 charities:
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
- $120,000–159,9997 positions
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions30
- Total compensation, all staff$3.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lia Bronsard (board member); Brenda Brouwer (board member); Deirdre Haskell (board member - ex officio); Kumar Murty (board member - ex officio); Margaret Roberts (board member); Yum-Tong Siu (board member); Maksims Volkovs (board member); Carolyn Watters (board member); Michael Zerbs (board member); Philip Siller (chair); Howard Alper (board member); David Eisenbud (board member); Donna Kotsopoulos (board member); Prashant Pathak (board member); Salim Teja (board member); Kathryn Tinckam (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896011459RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.