The University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario is a charitable organization based in London, 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 $1.6B in revenue and $1.4B in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 30% from government. In 2024, 153 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17.2M.

Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% 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 5,334 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $5,350 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.