UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·200 UNIVERSITY AVE W · WATERLOO, ON · N2L 3G1·BN 119260685RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The pursuit of learning through scholarship teaching and research.
New programs
None
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)1.4 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)$1.4B
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 | $1.2B | 98¢ | 2% | 1.1 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $1.2B | 94¢ | 6% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $1.2B | 96¢ | 4% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $1.2B | 96¢ | 4% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $1.3B | 96¢ | 2% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $1.4B | 96¢ | 4% | 1.4 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
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Results reporting
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Demonstrated impact
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Board of directors
33 directors reported · 18 of 33at arm's length
- Ashmore, MichaelCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Hladio, AndreLieutenant Governor in Councilarm's length
- Hiscock, RussellCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Saabas, JohnCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Strain, KevinCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Eubanks, MichaelLieutenant Governor in Councilarm's length
- Weber, DanLieutenant Governor in Councilarm's length
- Woo, StanleyFacultynot at arm's length
- Barton, DominicChancellorarm's length
- Basdeo, AubreyCommunity-At-Largearm's length
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- Blair, LindaCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Heide, NancyStaffnot at arm's length
- Goel, VivekPresident and Vice-Chancellornot at arm's length
- Dong, CatherineUndergraduate Studentnot at arm's length
- Hassan, NeelaGraduate Studentnot at arm's length
- Khan, BilalCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- McCabe, DorothyMayor Waterlooarm's length
- Aucoin, MarcFacultynot at arm's length
- Montero, KristiinaFacultynot at arm's length
- Fortney, TeresaCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Gamble, MurrayCommunity-At-Largearm's length
- Abukhdeir, Nasser MFacultynot at arm's length
- Gorbet, RobFacultynot at arm's length
- MacEachen, EllenFacultynot at arm's length
- DeGooyer, JackGraduate Studentnot at arm's length
- Mundell, TerryLieutenant Governor in Councilarm's length
- Norris, RoryUndergraduate Studentnot at arm's length
- Porreca, DavidFacultynot at arm's length
- Redman, KarenRegion of Waterlooarm's length
- Scaini, AsherUndergraduate Studentnot at arm's length
- Singh Bachher, JagdeepCommunity-At-Large (Vice Chairarm's length
- Vrbanovic, BerryCity of Kitchenerarm's length
- Wilson, JennishaStaffnot at arm'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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