Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University is a charitable organization based in Sackville, New Brunswick, 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 $107.5M in revenue and $88M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 28% from government. In 2024, 49 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.4M.

Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 300 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $1,050 in 2024, the largest being $250 to Canadahelps Canadon. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.