Canadian Mennonite University

Canadian Mennonite University is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $18.1M in revenue and $16.3M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 27% from government, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 46 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $886K.

Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 151 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Sunshine House Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.