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Public foundationSupport of schools and education·904 - 150 ELGIN ST · OTTAWA, ON · K2P 1L4·BN 844430009RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE PUBLIC POLICY FORUM BUILDS BRIDGES AMONG DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS AND GIVES THEM A PLATFORM TO EXAMINE ISSUES OFFER NEW PERSPECTIVES AND FEED FRESH IDEAS INTO CRITICAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS. WE BELIEVE GOOD POLICY IS CRITICAL TO MAKING A BETTER CANADA-A COUNTY THAT'S COHESIVE PROSPEROUS AND SECURE. WE CONTRIBUTE BY: - CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON CRITICAL ISSUES - CONVENING ROUNDTABLES TO FOSTER HONEST DIALOGUE - RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS OUR APPROACH - CALLED INCLUSION TO CONCLUSION - BRINGS EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED VOICES TO POLICY CONVERSATIONS WHICH INF… Show more
THE PUBLIC POLICY FORUM BUILDS BRIDGES AMONG DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS AND GIVES THEM A PLATFORM TO EXAMINE ISSUES OFFER NEW PERSPECTIVES AND FEED FRESH IDEAS INTO CRITICAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS. WE BELIEVE GOOD POLICY IS CRITICAL TO MAKING A BETTER CANADA-A COUNTY THAT'S COHESIVE PROSPEROUS AND SECURE. WE CONTRIBUTE BY: - CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON CRITICAL ISSUES - CONVENING ROUNDTABLES TO FOSTER HONEST DIALOGUE - RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS OUR APPROACH - CALLED INCLUSION TO CONCLUSION - BRINGS EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED VOICES TO POLICY CONVERSATIONS WHICH INFORM CONCLUSIONS THAT IDENTIFY OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS AND PATHWAYS FORWARD. PPF IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PARTISAN CHARITY WHOSE MEMBERS ARE A DIVERSE GROUP OF PRIVATE PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT 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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)54%
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)1.3 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)$6.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
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)23%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $5.1M | 72¢ | 28% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $5.0M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $6.3M | 74¢ | 26% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $6.0M | 75¢ | 25% | 1 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $6.5M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $6.3M | 46¢ | 54% | 1.3 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)
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Board of directors
20 directors reported · 20 of 20at arm's length
- AXFORD, ERICarm's length
- BATANI, PHILLIPEarm's length
- BEAULIEU, ANDREarm's length
- DESAI, NEILCHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEEarm's length
- FLACK, GRAHAMarm's length
- FOX, CHRISTIANEarm's length
- GILMOUR, RAYarm's length
- NAYLOR, NANCYarm's length
- RAITT, LISAarm's length
- STANFORD, JIMarm's length
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- THEODORE, NADIAarm's length
- TREURNICHT, ILSECHAIR BOARDarm's length
- WOODCOCK, BLAINEarm's length
- BENNETT, CATHYarm's length
- HIRJI, ZABEENarm's length
- ZWEIG, JEFFarm's length
- Lee, Victoriaarm's length
- Dubois, Aliciaarm's length
- Orencsak, Gregarm's length
- De Silva, Gitanearm'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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