St. Mary's University
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119188944RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($15,928,172) as filed with the CRA.
St. Mary's University is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $20.4M in revenue and $15.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $195K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% 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 $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 85 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 22 names.
In its own words
St. Mary’s University is an independent Catholic University that provides innovative teaching and research and offers accredited degrees in Liberal Arts Sciences and Education. Located on a historic site in Calgary Alberta StMU inspires students to combine academics with a passionate commitment to ethics social justice and respect for diversity of opinion and belief.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.4M | $15.9M | $13.6M | $597K | $2,000 | $42.9M |
| 2023 | $14.4M | $15.6M | $1.3M | $542K | $500 | $40.8M |
| 2022 | $14.2M | $14.5M | $12.5M | $406K | $11K | $42.2M |
| 2021 | $14.4M | $13.6M | $11.8M | $270K | $422 | $40.7M |
| 2020 | $13.9M | $13.9M | $11.9M | $587K | $7,353 | $36M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $195K from 19 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$44K
- Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary$30K
- The Stone Creek Charitable Foundation$30K
- Geremia Charitable Trust Fund$20K
- The Heuver Family Foundation$15K
- Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary$12K
- Notre Dame des Rocheuses Foundation Inc$11K
- Canada Gives$10K
- The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation$5,250
- History & Heroes Foundation$4,500
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$4,250
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$2,500
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$2,500
- The Novus Religious Education Foundation$2,000
- Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation$750
- Canadahelps Canadon$336
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$195
- ST Paul's Anglican Church$100
- The Sisters of Charity of Providence of Western Canada—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions85
- Total compensation, all staff$10.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Most Rev. William McGrattan (chancellor); Debra Mauro (member-at-large); Roberto Geremia (member-at-large); Paul Valentine (vice-chair); Devin Elkin (cac representative); Lee Funke (member-at-large); Gregory Kerr-Wilson (ecumenical representative); Linda Dudar (member-at-large); Gary Strother (chair); John Deausy (vp finance); Nathan Ruff (staff representative); Norman Knowles (faculty representative); Bonnie Annicciarico (chancellor's designate); Sinda Vanderpool (president & vice-chancellor); Scott Tannas (member-at-large); Matthew Hill (member-at-large); Vincent Behm (member-at-large); Cordell Minnifee (alumni representative); Sandy Vanderburgh (vp academic); Robyn Pashula (board secretary & officer); Ellery Evans (student representative); Lisa Laskowski (vp external relations).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from St. Mary's University’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119188944RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.