The Humanist Association of Canada / Association Humaniste du Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119238038RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($140,827) as filed with the CRA.
The Humanist Association of Canada / Association Humaniste du Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $178K in revenue and $141K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 15% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,331.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $113K in 2020 to $178K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The humanist association of canada advances education and secular humanist principles. During the fiscal period the charity carried out its charitable purposes by delivering educational programs including webinars podcasts conferences official training and by continuing its support of the dr. Henry morgentaler scholarship fund.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $178K | $141K | $106K | — | — | $121K |
| 2023 | $159K | $127K | $39K | — | — | $83K |
| 2022 | $148K | $152K | $60K | $1,819 | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $119K | $141K | $8,160 | — | — | $55K |
| 2020 | $113K | $128K | $13K | $1,877 | — | $77K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,331 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$37K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jack Adams (treasurer); Maureen Bulbrook (director); Lee Laura Marie Burton (director); Sassan Sanei (director); Martin Frith (president); Bettianne Hedges (executive director); Alexandria Howard (director); Desiree Chan (director); Louis O'Reilly (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Humanist Association of Canada / Association Humaniste du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119238038RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.