GLOBAL CENTRE FOR PLURALISM
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·330 SUSSEX DR · OTTAWA, ON · K1N 0C7·BN 857802409RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
66¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
8.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$10.1M
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
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Is Global Centre for Pluralism a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 857802409RR0001. 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 Global Centre for Pluralism located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 330 SUSSEX DR, OTTAWA, ON, K1N 0C7. Source.
What does Global Centre for Pluralism do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Global Centre for Pluralism is an independent charitable organization founded by His late Highness the Aga Khan IV and the Government of Canada. The Centre works with policy leaders educators and community builders around the world to amplify and implement the transformative power of pluralism. It is…" Full program description.
How much of Global Centre for Pluralism's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Global Centre for Pluralism?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $10.1M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Global Centre for Pluralism is an independent charitable organization founded by His late Highness the Aga Khan IV and the Government of Canada. The Centre works with policy leaders educators and community builders around the world to amplify and implement the transformative power of pluralism. It is headquartered in Ottawa Canada.
New programs
The Centre’s programs inform decisions and actions that advance respect for diversity. By publishing analyses convening educational opportunities and recognizing pluralism leaders the Centre builds understanding of the choices and policies that enable societies to live peacefully and productively with diversity. This year the Centre successfully completed the nominations and due diligence process for 300+ candidates from 64 countries for the 2025 Global Pluralism Award. The Centre co-hosted events featuring our 2023 Award laureates including a live podcast taping of This Being Human at the… Show more
The Centre’s programs inform decisions and actions that advance respect for diversity. By publishing analyses convening educational opportunities and recognizing pluralism leaders the Centre builds understanding of the choices and policies that enable societies to live peacefully and productively with diversity. This year the Centre successfully completed the nominations and due diligence process for 300+ candidates from 64 countries for the 2025 Global Pluralism Award. The Centre co-hosted events featuring our 2023 Award laureates including a live podcast taping of This Being Human at the Aga Khan Museum; a side event at the 17th session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and; a high level plenary at PeaceCon in Washington D.C.. The Education Program offered pluralism training and workshops to practitioners from an expanded range of global contexts the development of anti-racism materials for Francophone educators from across Canada and a training program for young leaders in partnership with UNESCO. With 20 Global Pluralism Monitor assessment reports completed or underway the Global Analysis program focussed on utilizing report findings to deepen programming with in-country partners. Engagements in Colombia and Ghana continued with new initiatives underway with partners in Sri Lanka and Malaysia. The Centre also continued to expand its programming in Peace and Conflict with training for teams working on community development initiatives in Afghanistan for journalists in South Sudan and a training and resource on alliance-building for Sudanese civil society organizations. In 2024 the Centre continued to support Indigenous communities in Canada and around the world through events and workshops including cohosting a session for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada with Roe LeMay a leading adult educator on cultural competence and anti-racism. The Centre also successfully delivered online and in-person events amplifying the need for pluralist leadership in the face of global polarization and demonstrating the practical impact of pluralism. These included a TEDx talk delivered by the GCP Secretary General; a public discussion on how to talk across difference in the context of Isreal-Palestine and; events with Heritage Ottawa and with the Senate of 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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
66¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ 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 ($10M–$100M).
this charity 66¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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
8.5 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$10.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
99%
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 | $9.0M | 67¢ | 33% | 6.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $3.7M | 62¢ | 38% | 8.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $11.1M | 69¢ | 31% | 8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $-1450K | 68¢ | 32% | 6.5 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $9.2M | 70¢ | 30% | 6.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $10.1M | 66¢ | 34% | 8.5 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)
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
12 directors reported · 10 of 12at arm's length
- Aga Khan, Shah Karim Al-HusseiniChairnot at arm's length
- Aga Khan, ZahraDirectornot at arm's length
- Clarkson, AdrienneDirectorarm's length
- Labelle, HuguetteDirectorarm's length
- Nanji, AzimDirectorarm's length
- Shariff, KhalilDirectorarm's length
- McLachlin, BeverleyDirectorarm's length
- Natalegawa, MartyDirectorarm's length
- Mwangi, James IrunguDirectorarm's length
- DeGagné, MikeDirectorarm's length
- Medhora, RohintonDirectorarm's length
- Ghattas, KimDirectorarm'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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