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THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $296,145 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($151,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2026
$1.6B
Funders on record
5
Grants received
$296k
Net assets
$2.2B
1/5 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What The Governors of the University of Alberta does

Mission

Within a vibrant and supportive learning environment, the University of Alberta discovers, disseminates and applies new knowledge through teaching and learning, research and creative activity, community involvement and partnerships. The University of Alberta gives a national and international voice to innovation in our province, taking a lead role in placing Canada at the global forefront.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

  1. General Operations - This fund includes the provincial government operating grant, tuition fee revenue, investment income available for general spending and any new revenues generated by faculties and administrative units. Approximately 40,061 students from all Canadian provinces and territories and 156 other countries, participating in: College of Health Sciences (Kinesiology, Sport, + Recreation; Medicine + Dentistry; Nursing; Pharmacy + Pharmaceutical Sciences; School of Public Health; Rehabilitation Medicine); College of Natural + Applied Sciences (Agricultural, Life + Environmental Sciences; Engineering; Science); College of Social Sciences + Humanities (Alberta School of Business; Arts; Education; Law); Faculties (Augustana; Campus Saint-Jean (French); Extension; Graduate Studies + Research; Native Studies)

    $773,147,000 spentof which $51,572,000 as grants$551,310,000 earned by the program
    53% of program spending

  2. Sponsored Research - Funded by grants and contracts from external sponsors, donations and endowment investment income available for spending. The University ranks among the top five Canadian universities in annual sponsored research funding, including clinical trials and related research funding. The University is also among the top five Canadian universities in annual total research funding from the three federal government granting councils: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

    $401,942,000 spentof which $91,004,000 as grants$45,177,000 earned by the program
    27% of program spending

  3. Ancillary Services - These University business enterprises provide goods and services to the University community and to individuals, companies and organizations external to the University. These units are expected to operate on either a break-even basis, covering their full operating and capital costs, or on a profit basis which is used to support the University's activities.

    $61,861,000 spent$83,171,000 earned by the program
    4% of program spending

  4. Other program services include: special purpose (funded by grants and contracts from external sponsors, donations and endowment investment income available for spending. Expenditures include scholarships and bursaries, and other special projects involving teaching and community service.); capital (funded by provincial, federal and other government grants and donations. Funds are primarily designated for the acquisition of buildings, equipment and furnishings, including major renovations).

    $229,841,000 spentof which $13,430,000 as grants$22,416,000 earned by the program
    16% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,466,791,000.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($1.3B) Expenses 100 ($1.3B) Net assets 100 ($2.0B)2022 Revenue 114 ($1.5B) Expenses 108 ($1.4B) Net assets 106 ($2.1B)2023 Revenue 109 ($1.4B) Expenses 109 ($1.4B) Net assets 99 ($1.9B)2024 Revenue 110 ($1.5B) Expenses 112 ($1.4B) Net assets 103 ($2.0B)2025 Revenue 114 ($1.5B) Expenses 116 ($1.5B) Net assets 102 ($2.0B)2026 Revenue 120 ($1.6B) Expenses 122 ($1.6B) Net assets 113 ($2.2B)
202120222023202420252026
Revenue (120)Expenses (122)Net assets (113)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2025 to 2026, from $4.5B to $4.8B (+6%).

$4.7B
$4.9B
$4.6B
$4.7B
$4.5B
$4.8B
202120222023202420252026
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 13% · 2022 11% · 2023 11% · 2024 12% · 2025 12% · 2026 12%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

56% of THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (98% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 96 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

$27M
’21
$104M
’22
$26M
’23
$4.8M
’24
$4.9M
’25
$7.8M
’26
1.7
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

202120222023202420252026
Listed232222222120
Joined·+3+2+4+1+20
No longer listed·424221
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $10k → $53k.

Funder
'17
'18
'19
'23
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1
1
1
1
1

2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 58% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 51% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA.

51%
largest funder
86%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA's revenue grew 20% between 2021 and 2026.

Revenue growth (annualized)4% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 96 international nonprofits over $100M, FY2026

Organizations like THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

Nationally

The Governors of the University of Calgary87%Dalhousie University80%McMaster University80%University of Waterloo79%The University of British Columbia79%University of Saskatchewan79%Governing Council of the University of Toronto79%Simon Fraser University78%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

93% of spending goes to programs.

Program 93%Management 6%Fundraising 1%

Governance

23
board members
70%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 5 related entities

  • Government of Alberta · exempt
  • Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society · exempt
  • Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Centre · exempt
  • University of Alberta Properties Trust Inc · corp_trust
  • University of Alberta Innovation Fund · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA?
THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $296,145 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($151,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA have?
IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $296,145 in grants to THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA?
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $151,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA find more funders?
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2021–2026), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing