The Gurdjieff Foundation: the Society for Traditional Studies
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118949809RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,454) as filed with the CRA.
The Gurdjieff Foundation: the Society for Traditional Studies 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 $76K in revenue and $62K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Engaged in the continuing study of promotion of interest in and organization of programs for the study of the ideas of g.o.gurdjieff and traditional studies and handicrafts. Publication and dissemination of books and other media relating primarily to the ideas and teachings of g.I.gurdjieff
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $76K | $62K | $62K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $33K | $18K | $18K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $73K | $66K | $66K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $68K | $70K | $70K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $82K | $77K | $77K | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Henrickson (assistant treasurer); Allan Titus (president); Gordon Winemaker (treasurer); Heather James (director); Stephen Shipton (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gurdjieff Foundation: the Society for Traditional Studies’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118949809RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.