The Public Interest Research Centre
Charitable organization · Nepean, Ontario · BN 138084322RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,854) as filed with the CRA.
The Public Interest Research Centre is a charitable organization based in Nepean, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $26.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Research issues of concern to public interest groups and non-profit associations in canada. The public interest research centre makes its research results available to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $13K | $1,712 | — | — | -$3,317 |
| 2023 | $11K | $24K | $9,392 | — | — | -$1,294 |
| 2022 | $11K | -$4,434 | $7,653 | — | — | $12K |
| 2021 | $11K | $13K | $4,847 | — | — | -$3,588 |
| 2020 | $11K | $8,994 | $5,614 | — | — | -$1,868 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $26 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harry Gow (chair); Leigha Worth (treasurer); Jonathan Schachter (vice chair); Ken Rubin (director); Fred Mills (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Public Interest Research Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138084322RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.