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THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $93,450 to it, the largest being President and Fellows of Harvard College ($86,400). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2026
$1.4B
Funders on record
4
Grants received
$93k
Net assets
$3.0B
0/4 repeat funders
01What it does

What The Governors of the University of Calgary does

Mission

The University of Calgary is a global intellectual hub located in Canada's most enterprising city. In this spirited, high quality learning environment students will thrive in programs made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

On its FY2026 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.

The University closed its Faculty of Nursing Qatar on August 31, 2025.

Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).

  1. General Operations: The University provides education so that society's individuals may advance themselves by graduating with degrees from various faculties and programs. Revenue from general operations includes the provincial government operating grant, tuition fee revenue, investment income available for general spending, and any new revenue generated by faculties and administrative units.

    $767,284,817 spentof which $33,357,865 as grants$724,015,849 earned by the program
    62% of program spending

  2. Sponsored Research: The University conducts research activities to fulfill its mission to seek truth and disseminate knowledge. Funded by grants and contracts from external sponsors, donations and endowment investment income.

    $438,241,871 spentof which $73,908,955 as grants$496,728,432 earned by the program
    35% of program spending

  3. Ancillary Services: The University provides goods and services to the University community and to individuals, companies, and organizations external to the University.

    $30,656,045 spent$53,154,637 earned by the program
    2% of program spending

  4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,236,182,733.

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.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($1.1B) Expenses 100 ($1.1B) Net assets 100 ($1.5B)2023 Revenue 110 ($1.2B) Expenses 107 ($1.1B) Net assets 103 ($1.5B)2024 Revenue 118 ($1.2B) Expenses 113 ($1.2B) Net assets 131 ($1.9B)2025 Revenue 120 ($1.3B) Expenses 115 ($1.2B) Net assets 139 ($2.1B)2026 Revenue 129 ($1.4B) Expenses 123 ($1.3B) Net assets 206 ($3.0B)
20212023202420252026
Revenue (129)Expenses (123)Net assets (206)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $3.5B to $4.0B (+14%).

$3.4B
$3.5B
$4.0B
$4.1B
$4.1B
20212023202420252026
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
2023
2024
2025
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 59% · 2023 52% · 2024 51% · 2025 49% · 2026 49%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

−$7.6M
’21
$21M
’23
$39M
’24
$46M
’25
$51M
’26
2.6
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.

20212023202420252026
Listed5431213
Joined··+0+9+1
No longer listed··100
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $0 → $86k.

Funder
'17
'19
'20
'22
total
funders
1
1
1
1

2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 93% 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 CALGARY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 3 of 4 funders by total. 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 CALGARY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 92% of grant income and the top three 100%; 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 CALGARY.

92%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2022 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

Organizations like THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

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 Alberta91%Carleton University81%Governing Council of the University of Toronto80%The University of British Columbia80%Dalhousie University79%University of Saskatchewan79%American Friends of the University of Calgary Inc79%University of Waterloo78%
05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

94% of spending goes to programs.

Program 94%Management 5%Fundraising 1%

Governance

25
board members
56%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 6 related entities

  • The Arctic Institute of North America · exempt
  • Government of Alberta · exempt
  • Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society · exempt
  • Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) · exempt
  • University District Trust · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY?
THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $93,450 to it, the largest being President and Fellows of Harvard College ($86,400). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% 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 CALGARY have?
IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $93,450 in grants to THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY.
Who is the largest funder of THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY?
President and Fellows of Harvard College is the largest funder on record, with $86,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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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 4 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing