The Migration Research Foundation Inc.
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 899163505RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($87,294) as filed with the CRA.
The Migration Research Foundation Inc. is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $145K in revenue and $87K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 7% from government, 37% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $81K in 2020 to $145K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Mcgill bird observatory spring and fall banding school education maps and songbird habitat enhancement programs frontenac bird studies research program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $145K | $87K | $84K | — | — | $249K |
| 2023 | $123K | $76K | $71K | $2,485 | — | $192K |
| 2022 | $127K | $100K | $96K | $150 | — | $144K |
| 2021 | $63K | $68K | $64K | — | — | $117K |
| 2020 | $81K | $74K | $69K | — | — | $116K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 7 charities:
- The Province Of Québec Society For The Protection Of Birds Inc La Société Québécoise de Protection des Oiseaux Inc.$43K
- Birds Canada / Oiseaux Canada$7,387
- The COHERENCE Project Foundation$4,500
- Nature Canada / Canada Nature$4,375
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,019
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$310
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marcel Gahbauer (executive director); Leslie Hunt (director); Barbara Frei (mbo director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Migration Research Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899163505RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.