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Canadian Climate Institute L'institut climatique du Canada

Charitable organizationResearch·PO BOX 1401 · BOBCAYGEON, ON · K0M 1A0·BN 718604119RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY: A) CONDUCTING RESEARCH RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC; AND B) PRODUCING AND PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RESOURCES AND OTHER SUPPORTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC’S UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE 2. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY CONSERVING AND RESTORING ECOSYSTEMS ON A LONG-TERM BASIS THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ADAPTION AND CLEAN GROWTH PRACTICES AND POLICIES 3. TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN A FUND OR FUNDS AND TO APPLY ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND I Show more

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY: A) CONDUCTING RESEARCH RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC; AND B) PRODUCING AND PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RESOURCES AND OTHER SUPPORTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC’S UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE 2. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY CONSERVING AND RESTORING ECOSYSTEMS ON A LONG-TERM BASIS THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ADAPTION AND CLEAN GROWTH PRACTICES AND POLICIES 3. TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN A FUND OR FUNDS AND TO APPLY ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INCOME THEREFROM FROM TIME TO TIME TO QUALIFIED DONEES AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION 149.1(1) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA)

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

97¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

3%

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 ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.2 yr

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$8.3M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

2%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

80%

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 ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20222024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2022-03-31$2.5M99¢1%0.2 yr
2023-03-31$6.5M98¢2%0.1 yr
2024-03-31$8.3M97¢3%0.2 yr
trend

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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length

  • CAPPE, MELDIRECTORarm's length
  • COBDEN, CATHERINE CCDIRECTORarm's length
  • IGNESKI, JASMINE JIDIRECTORarm's length
  • LAMBERT, GORD GLDIRECTORarm's length
  • LOURIE, BRUCE BLSECRETARY -TREASURERarm's length
  • MOUSSEAU, NORMAND NMDIRECTORarm's length
  • NICHOLSON, PETER PNCHAIRarm's length
  • ODENDAHL, SANDRA SOVICE CHAIRarm's length
  • ONUOHA, EME EODIRECTORarm's length
  • RAGEN, CHRISTOPHER CRDIRECTORarm's length
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  • SEITZINGER, SYBIL SSDIRECTORarm's length
  • SOUTHEICK, NETTASSIA(TOSH) NSDIRECTORarm's length
  • WAYLAND, MATT MWDIRECTORarm's length
  • BOURQUE, ALAIN ABDIRECTORarm's length
  • BURNOUF, JORDYN JBDIRECTORarm's length
  • ORECK, MIRADIRECTORarm'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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