Nonprofit
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $324,168 to it, the largest being National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment ($324,168). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1B
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $324k
- Net assets
- $1.7B
What University of Ottawa does
Mission
The University of Ottawa is the world's largest bilingual (English-French) university. Its mission is to be a leader in education and research, fostering a community that values inclusivity, innovation, and collaboration. The University aims to provide a rich, innovative, and engaging learning experience while actively combating racism and building a more inclusive community. It is committed to sustainability in teaching, research, and operations, and to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities throughout its region and across Canada. It also aims to further bilingualism and biculturalism, preserve and develop French culture in Ontario, and ensure the well-being and safety of its community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Instruction/Education: Providing post secondary education through a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
$628,259,568 spentof which $119,722,436 as grants$485,146,985 earned by the program68% of program spendingResearch: Conducting research that advances knowledge, fosters innovation, and contributes to societal, scientific and economic development.
$236,169,134 spentof which $37,630,645 as grants$241,064,275 earned by the program25% of program spendingFacilities, construction and maintenance: Maintaining, renovating and constructing facilities necessary to support it's education, research and student-life missions.
$66,107,609 spent$10,929,246 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $930,536,311.
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.
Board chair
Toth Katalin
Chair Department of Cellular
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2019: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $100k → $115k.
From the IRS filings of University of Ottawa’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.
Against its field
University of Ottawa runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 679 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 679 education nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Organizations like University of Ottawa
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
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- UOttawa Community Legal Clinic · exempt
- 45 Mann Limited Partnership · partnership
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for University of Ottawa: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds University of Ottawa?
- University of Ottawa receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $324,168 to it, the largest being National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment ($324,168). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does University of Ottawa have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $324,168 in grants to University of Ottawa, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of University of Ottawa?
- National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment is the largest funder on record, with $324,168 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like University of Ottawa 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 FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 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