Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques/ World Federation of Science Journalists
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·200 - 4388 RUE SAINT-DENIS · MONTREAL, QC · H2J 2L1·BN 831911748RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
62¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
29%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$246K
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 Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques?
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Is Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 831911748RR0001. 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 Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 200 - 4388 RUE SAINT-DENIS, MONTREAL, QC, H2J 2L1. Source.
What does Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much of Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Fédération Mondiale des Journalistes Scientifiques?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $246K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
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… Show more
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 eventual implementation of Guidelines for Journalists Covering Science. A final one was held in person in English on Nov. 19th in Budapest. The Guiding Principles for Journalists Covering Science were presented to the 45 associations which attendent the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the World Federation of Science Journalists on Nov. 20th 2024 in Budapest and are accessible at: https://wfsj.org/resources/ethics-science-journalism/. b) Final payments on a Science Journalism Symposium held in Chile in 2023 within the Spark Grants Initiative. RESEARCH: 'Guiding Principles for Science Journalism – A Global Perspective 2024' presenting the results of a worldwide survey done by Brazil’s National Institute of Public Communication of Science and Technology hosted at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz on ethics in science journalism was published and can be downloaded from : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hwmo0Zy2oSSpW2INiU_pqBROwEygOj2K/view
New programs
2024 program activities were direct continuation and implementation of programs initiated earlier particularly with the conclusion of the program on Ethics in Science Journalism initiated in 20219. See Ongoing Programs.
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.
62¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 62¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
29%
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
1.5 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$246K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
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
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
79%
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 | $593K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $88K | 80¢ | 20% | 2.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $121K | 78¢ | 22% | 2.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $193K | 90¢ | 10% | 1.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $319K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $246K | 62¢ | 29% | 1.5 yr |
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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)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- DEIGHTON, BENJAMIN BDINTERIM PRESIDENTarm's length
- EVANS OGDEN, LESLEY LEOSECRETARYarm's length
- KARKI, CHHATRA BAHADUR CBKVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- MBENG BOUM, JOSEPH JMBVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- Fleury, Jean-Marc JMFTrésorierarm's length
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- Rueda, Aleida ARSecrétairearm's length
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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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