World Federation of Science Journalists
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 831911748RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($262,636) as filed with the CRA.
World Federation of Science Journalists is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $246K in revenue and $263K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $88K in 2020 to $246K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
SCHOLARSHIPS: a) Four (4) travel scholarships to science journalists from Indonesia Republic of Congo Kennya and Uganda to participate in the fifth International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) meeting in Kigali Rwanda from May 1-3 2024; b) Three (3) travel scholarships to science journalists from Greece Mexico and the United States to attend the Kavli Prize week in Norway September 2024. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING: a) Four (4) workshops in three different languages – English French and Spanish – took place online during September and October with the eventu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $246K | $263K | $163K | $0 | — | $185K |
| 2023 | $319K | $366K | $262K | — | — | -$44K |
| 2022 | $193K | — | $225K | — | — | $7,767 |
| 2021 | $121K | $249K | $195K | — | — | $63K |
| 2020 | $88K | $241K | $192K | — | — | $192K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$81K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Benjamin Deighton (interim president); Lesley Evans Ogden (secretary); Chhatra Bahadur Karki (vice-president); Joseph Mbeng Boum (vice-president); Jean-Marc Fleury (trésorier); Agatha Wamaitha Ngotho (administrateur); Aleida Rueda (secrétaire); Debbie Ponchner (administrateur); Subhra Priyadarshini (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from World Federation of Science Journalists’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 831911748RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.