Renison University College
Publicly funded institution · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 119115707RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($25,101,481) as filed with the CRA.
Renison University College is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, 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 $23.3M in revenue and $25.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 134 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $1,575 in 2024, the largest being $250 to The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Renison University College is a college teaching in the arts and social sciences affiliated with the University of Waterloo. Renison offers courses in the departments of Social Development Studies and Culture and Language studies. We offer post graduate programs in the school of Social Work. In addition to degree courses and programs Renison also runs a student residence and a centre for community and professional education. In addition to teaching our charitable programs include issuing scholarships and bursaries to students as well as providing the opportunity to expand their spiri…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.3M | $25.1M | $16.2M | $40K | — | $19.2M |
| 2023 | $23.2M | $23.1M | $14.7M | $40K | — | $22.4M |
| 2022 | $21M | $21.6M | $14.7M | $40K | — | $22M |
| 2021 | $18M | $20.9M | $14.1M | $39K | — | $20.8M |
| 2020 | $23.6M | $25M | $17.3M | $41K | — | $23.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,575 to 16 qualified donees:
- The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth$250
- Canadahelps Canadon$150
- Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir$150
- Canadahelps Canadon$150
- Christian School Foundation (Canada) Inc.$100
- Canadahelps Canadon$100
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$100
- My Tribute Gift Foundation$100
- The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation$100
- Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation$75
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region$50
- Canadahelps Canadon$50
- House of Friendship$50
- Family & Children's Services of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Foundation$50
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$50
- Foodshare Toronto$50
Received $82K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $250,000–299,9993 positions
- $200,000–249,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions134
- Total compensation, all staff$17.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yaacov Iland (secretary); Jane Karanassiou (director); Edwin Ng (director); Joseph Olubobokum (vice chair); Ashton Romany (director); Karen Spencer (chair); Thomas Littlewood (director); Shumiao Wang (treasurer); Marita Williams (director); Asma Al-Wahsh (director); Jean Becker (director); Jeff Wilson (director); Fei Wei; Tim Farley; Eliana Suarez.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Renison University College’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119115707RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.