The Vanier Institute of the Family
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 108168337RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,367,625) as filed with the CRA.
The Vanier Institute of the Family is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $23K in 2024, the largest being $23K to Carleton University. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $559K in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national independent charitable organization committed to enhancing family wellbeing by making information about families accessible and actionable. Positioned at the centre of networks of researchers educators policymakers and organizations with an interest in families we share evidence and strengthen the understanding of families in Canada in all their diversities to support evidence-based decisions that promote family wellbeing.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1M | — | $23K | $20M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $1.3M | $784K | — | $500 | $19.6M |
| 2022 | -$942K | $1.4M | $882K | — | $100 | $18.6M |
| 2021 | $486K | $1.3M | — | $865K | — | $20.9M |
| 2020 | $559K | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $18M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $23K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $13K from 2 charities:
- Loran Scholars Foundation$7,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,836
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$815K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anna-Karina Tabunar (secretary); Carl Cadogan (director); Patricia Furman (director); Daniel Thiruganaratnapathy (director); Steeven Pednault (director); Laurel Sakaluk (director); Susan Scotti (director); Jenny Longo (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vanier Institute of the Family’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108168337RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.