Vancouver Island University
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 107657678RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($198,232,954) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Island University is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, 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 $193.8M in revenue and $198.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 25 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 7% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 806 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2.4M in 2024, the largest being $2.4M to Vancouver Island University Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Vancouver island university (viu) is an organization that values a diverse range of training and education. Viu offers programs from basic literacy to vocational programs trades undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $193.8M | $198.2M | $11.9M | $196K | $2.4M | $32.9M |
| 2023 | $171.7M | $182.7M | $180.2M | $418K | $277K | $37.3M |
| 2022 | $160.5M | $166.2M | $163.3M | $750K | $541K | $53M |
| 2021 | $148.7M | $156.9M | $151.2M | $940K | $3.3M | $60.2M |
| 2020 | $163.1M | $165.2M | $159.6M | $1.1M | $2.9M | $68.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.4M to 1 qualified donee:
Received $3.4M from 25 charities:
- Vancouver Island University Foundation$1.9M
- The Northpine Foundation$462K
- The J W McConnell Family Foundation$330K
- Tula Foundation$319K
- The Samuel Family Foundation$130K
- Moss Rock Park Foundation$79K
- Vancouver Foundation$52K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$46K
- Rideau Hall Foundation$28K
- United Way British Columbia$24K
- The International High School at Vancouver Island University Association$16K
- CWB Welding Foundation$15K
- Pacific Salmon Foundation/fondation du Saumon du Pacifique$13K
- Parksville - Qualicum Community Foundation$8,200
- Institute for Liberal Studies Inc.$7,795
- The Calgary Foundation$5,500
- The Winnipeg Foundation$3,500
- R.R. Smith Memorial Fund Foundation$2,000
- Vancity Community Foundation$2,000
- Construction Foundation of BC (2012) Society$1,500
- Beedie Luminaries Foundation$1,500
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,200
- Milner Gardens and Woodland Society$950
- Northwestern Alberta Foundation$460
- Comox Valley Community Foundation$190
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
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $250,000–299,9993 positions
- $200,000–249,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions806
- Total compensation, all staff$139.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judith Sayers (chancellor); Deborah Saucier (president & vice-chancellor); George Anderson (board chair); Nate Bello (board member); Karen Bittner (board member); Colin Gabelmann (board member); John Jack (board member); Manley McLachlan (board member); Chris Jaeger (board member); Brian Dick (board member); Johnny Blakeborough (board member); Pankaj Jangir (board member); Cole Reinbold (board member); Kiersten Packham (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Island University’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107657678RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.