MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·OJN409 - 1280 MAIN ST W · HAMILTON, ON · L8S 4L8·BN 119035988RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
Cents to cause T1
97¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
3%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.5B
Charity Intelligence ★★★★★ A · T2
— 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 Mcmaster University?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Mcmaster University a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119035988RR0001. 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 Mcmaster University located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is OJN409 - 1280 MAIN ST W, HAMILTON, ON, L8S 4L8. Source.
What does Mcmaster University do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "McMaster charitable donations fund Student Scholarships and Bursaries Teaching and Community Initiatives" Full program description.
How much of Mcmaster University's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Mcmaster University?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.5B (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $100M and over revenue band, alongside 360 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
McMaster charitable donations fund Student Scholarships and Bursaries Teaching and Community Initiatives
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.
97¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ 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; 92¢ among those its size ($100M and over).
this charity 97¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
1.7 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 ($100M and over, 360): median 0.3 yr; 55% 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)$1.5B
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 ↗
30%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
30%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $1.2B | 97¢ | 3% | 1.5 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $1.2B | 97¢ | 3% | 1.5 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $1.3B | 96¢ | 4% | 1.9 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $1.2B | 97¢ | 3% | 1.8 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $1.4B | 97¢ | 3% | 1.8 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $1.5B | 97¢ | 3% | 1.7 yr |
| trend |
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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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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
35 directors reported · 35 of 35at arm's length
- Tighe, Susan LDirectorarm's length
- Elop, StephenDirectorarm's length
- Cruickshanks, SandraDirectorarm's length
- Farrar, DavidDirectorarm's length
- Shoukri, MamdouhDirectorarm's length
- Brooks, DinaDirectorarm's length
- Boye, JustinDirectorarm's length
- Merkel, Bradley GDirectorarm's length
- Nye, KevinDirectorarm's length
- Rowe, JenniferDirector and Vice Chairarm's length
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- Huctwith, David ADirectorarm's length
- Stankovic, SilviaDirectorarm's length
- Ferencich, MichaelDirectorarm's length
- Allen, JaneDirector and Chairarm's length
- Samji, FareenDirectorarm's length
- Clarke, RyanDirectorarm's length
- Brown, LisaDirectorarm's length
- Thyret-Kidd, AndreaDirectorarm's length
- Smith, SanteeDirectorarm's length
- Lishchyna, NataliaDirectorarm's length
- Walker, Robert SDirectorarm's length
- Hill, BarryDirectorarm's length
- Purboo, WayneDirectorarm's length
- Greene, SaaraDirectorarm's length
- Anderson, CatherineDirectorarm's length
- Agyei-Odame, NicoleDirectorarm's length
- Menka, BenDirectorarm's length
- Ramsay, MichaelDirectorarm's length
- Jaiswal, RishavDirectorarm's length
- Dosen, Arlene FDirectorarm's length
- Trumble, LanceDirectorarm's length
- Harada, MegumiDirectorarm's length
- McCracken, SusanDirectorarm's length
- Nishimura, MayuDirectorarm's length
- Vrkljan, BrendaDirectorarm'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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