The University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1B in revenue and $1B in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 135 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18.7M.

Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% 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 $350,000 and over range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 5,213 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $413K in 2024, the largest being $229K to St. Paul's College Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.