The Cardus Institute
Charitable organizationResearch·1 BALFOUR DR · HAMILTON, ON · L9C 7A5·BN 118929207RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
77¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
23%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$6.4M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to The Cardus Institute?
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Is The Cardus Institute a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118929207RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Cardus Institute located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1 BALFOUR DR, HAMILTON, ON, L9C 7A5. Source.
What does The Cardus Institute do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. We conduct research projects in key target areas of Education Work & Economics Communities (formerly Social Cities) Families and Law. 2. We research publish and distribute a variety of journals and briefs targeted for the educational benefit of the general public Christian and business leaders students…" Full program description.
How much of The Cardus Institute's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Cardus Institute?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $6.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. We conduct research projects in key target areas of Education Work & Economics Communities (formerly Social Cities) Families and Law. 2. We research publish and distribute a variety of journals and briefs targeted for the educational benefit of the general public Christian and business leaders students government leaders academics and lawyers. 3. We publish Comment Magazine which serves Christian leaders and culture makers and electronically publish Convivium magazine connecting people with faith in common life. 4. We host conferences events and round tables to bring public a… Show more
1. We conduct research projects in key target areas of Education Work & Economics Communities (formerly Social Cities) Families and Law. 2. We research publish and distribute a variety of journals and briefs targeted for the educational benefit of the general public Christian and business leaders students government leaders academics and lawyers. 3. We publish Comment Magazine which serves Christian leaders and culture makers and electronically publish Convivium magazine connecting people with faith in common life. 4. We host conferences events and round tables to bring public attention to our research and programs. 5. We operate the Cardus Religious School initiative in cooperation with multiple universities in North America. 6. We operate the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute designed to research Canadian religious freedom issues for the benefit of all Canadians government and interested institutions and to strengthen the national network of religious freedom participants. 7. Spirited citizenship conducts public opinion research and analysis into faith and the faithful in Canadian public life. The research findings are used to stimulate public conversation focused on faith motivated activities and organizations.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 77¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
23%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.6 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$6.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)33%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
33%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
67%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $4.3M | 76¢ | 24% | 1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $4.7M | 78¢ | 22% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $5.7M | 79¢ | 21% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $7.2M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $6.3M | 75¢ | 25% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $6.4M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.6 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
21 directors reported · 21 of 21at arm's length
- Richardsen, Daniel BezalelMEMBERarm's length
- Wu Howard, AngelaMEMBERarm's length
- Wildeboer, RobMEMBERarm's length
- VanderVeer, ErinMEMBERarm's length
- Lang, ErnestMEMBERarm's length
- Roebbelen, PeterMEMBERarm's length
- SHAW, PAMELACHAIRarm's length
- Hodgson, DaleVICE CHAIRarm's length
- Wilson, DarylTREASURERarm's length
- Shaw, PamelaMEMBERarm's length
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- Wilson, DarylMEMBERarm's length
- Cowper, David GCHAIRarm's length
- Van Ryk, AndreMEMBERarm's length
- Van Ryk, AndreTREASURERarm's length
- Good, RebeccaMEMBERarm's length
- DeWaard, IanMEMBERarm's length
- Penner, Ann EMEMBERarm's length
- Cowper, David GCHAIRarm's length
- Shaw, PamelaMEMBERarm's length
- Epp Buckingham, JanetMEMBERarm's length
- Bueckert, JaysonMEMBERarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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