AMBROSE UNIVERSITY
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·150 AMBROSE CIR SW · CALGARY, AB · T3H 0L5·BN 872804406RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
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)0.7 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)$32.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
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)10%
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 | $18.2M | 91¢ | 7% | — |
| 2020-04-30 | $19.5M | 90¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $21.2M | 95¢ | 5% | 1 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $20.0M | 92¢ | 8% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $20.3M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $32.6M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.7 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
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- BUSS, CALVIN HVICE CHAIRarm's length
- DAVIDSON, TERESADIRECTORarm's length
- DICKIE, SCOTTDIRECTORarm's length
- FITZPATRICK, DAVID IDIRECTOR EX OFFICIOarm's length
- HERBOLD, DARRENDIRECTOR EX OFFICIOarm's length
- KIRBY, JANETDIRECTORarm's length
- KOOP, LARRYSECRETARYarm's length
- LAM, LEONARDDIRECTORarm's length
- LI, ILSEDIRECTORarm's length
- LOUIE, HOWARDDIRECTORarm's length
Show all 15 directors
- MEISTER, DALEDIRECTORarm's length
- MILLS, DEBRACHAIRarm's length
- RANASINGHE, SRIMALDIRECTORarm's length
- RANDELL, ALEXANDRIADIRECTORarm's length
- VAN DE WALLE, BERNIEDIRECTORarm'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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