WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·75 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST · WATERLOO, ON · N2L 3C5·BN 108208786RR0002·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AT BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN EIGHT ACADEMIC FACULTIES: ARTS SCIENCE BUSINESS & ECONOMICS MUSIC SOCIAL WORK LIBERAL ARTS HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION.
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)96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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)4%
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)0.8 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)$445.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)31%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $396.2M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $391.3M | 92¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $369.1M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $399.2M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $437.2M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $445.7M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.8 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB+
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
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Board of directors
35 directors reported · 35 of 35at arm's length
- ABU-RSHAID, MOHAMMADGOVERNORarm's length
- BODALY, ROYCEGOVERNORarm's length
- BOETTGER, SHELLEYGOVERNORarm's length
- CHAMBERLAIN, SAVVASGOVERNORarm's length
- CHAN, SIMONVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- CHU, LINGGOVERNORarm's length
- DUTT, CATHARINEGOVERNORarm's length
- ELDRED, RYANGOVERNORarm's length
- ELLIOTT, PAULCHAIRarm's length
- ENL, CHINYEREGOVERNORarm's length
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- GROGAN, ADAMGOVERNORarm's length
- HERMAN, ANDREWGOVERNORarm's length
- HUININK, CHANTALGOVERNORarm's length
- KANU, ABASGOVERNORarm's length
- KELLY, MARYGOVERNORarm's length
- LAWRENCE, LINDSAYGOVERNORarm's length
- LUND, KRISTINEGOVERNORarm's length
- MALY, KENGOVERNORarm's length
- MACLATCHY, DEBORAHGOVERNORarm's length
- MERCIER, EILEENGOVERNORarm's length
- MONTURE, JANISGOVERNORarm's length
- PHILLIPS, JAMES CGOVERNORarm's length
- POLISCHUK, PATRICIASECRETARYarm's length
- RAS, MICHAELGOVERNORarm's length
- RICHARDSON, MARCTREASURERarm's length
- SCHNARR, KARINGOVERNORarm's length
- SEILING, KENGOVERNORarm's length
- STERNE, RICKGOVERNORarm's length
- SUNDBERG, CYNTHIAGOVERNORarm's length
- TRELEAVEN, DOUGGOVERNORarm's length
- URQUHART, PETERGOVERNORarm's length
- VALE, BRANDONGOVERNORarm's length
- VAN HERZELE, TYLERGOVERNORarm's length
- VRBANOVIC, BERRYGOVERNORarm's length
- PETERS, AVONWYGOVERNORarm'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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