The Frontier Centre for Public Policy Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 895489748RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($872,962) as filed with the CRA.
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $954K in revenue and $873K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $433K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The centre conducts research with respect to current and emerging economic and public policy issues in canada and to publish the results of such research; sponsors and organizes conferences meetings seminars lectures training programs etc. For the education of the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $954K | $873K | $722K | $100K | — | $775K |
| 2023 | $1M | $781K | $644K | $104K | — | $694K |
| 2022 | $896K | $604K | $488K | $59K | — | $426K |
| 2021 | $670K | $744K | $615K | $55K | — | $134K |
| 2020 | $699K | $720K | $567K | $127K | — | $208K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $433K from 9 charities:
- Hunter Family Foundation$200K
- The John Dobson Foundation$115K
- The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation$50K
- Chernoff Family Foundation$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,504
- Emsley Family Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Pirie Foundation Non-Profit Priv Asso$5,000
- The Victoria Foundation$1,145
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$900
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$78K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Anderson (chair); Cheryl Simpson (treasurer); Ivan Holloway (secretary); Kenneth Muys (director); John Heimbecker (director); Chris Bloomer (director); Russell Kalmacoff (director); Nick Beyak (director); David Leis (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Frontier Centre for Public Policy Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895489748RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.