THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING MCGILL UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING MCGILL UNIVERSITY

EIN 98-6001153 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q)

What they do

The Mission of McGill University is The Advancement of Learning and The Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge By Offering The Best Possible Education Available By Carrying Out Research and Scholarly Activities Judged to Be Excellent When Measured Against The Highest International Standards and By Providing Service to Society In Those Ways for Which We Are Well-suited By Virtue of Our Academic Strengths.

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Of every $100 spent, about $92.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

90.83%of revenue went to mission work92.8% of expenses · Program services

1.40%of revenue went to fundraising1.4% of expenses

$97.86spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.62%of revenue went to management and office costs5.7% of expenses

$3.67in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

60.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $621,315 for CHRISTOPHER MANFREDI (PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,343,132,081

Mission workProgram services$1,220,028,89490.83% of revenue92.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$75,547,0085.62% of revenue5.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$18,862,3231.40% of revenue1.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$28,693,8562.14% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,314,438,22597.86% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 92.8% mission · 5.7% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.86% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.4% mission · 6.2% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.34% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.0% mission · 6.5% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.89% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.3% mission · 4.4% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.50% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 91.7% mission · 7.0% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.73% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,343,132,081

Expenses$1,314,438,225

Annual surplus $28,693,856 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,220,028,894 · 92.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$75,547,008 · 5.7% of expenses

Fundraising$18,862,323 · 1.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,343,132,081

Expenses$1,314,438,225

Assets$4,817,815,605

Income$1,366,863,809

Contributions$816,553,694

Mission work (program services)$1,220,028,894

Fundraising$18,862,323

Management and general$75,547,008

Stocks and bonds$1,290,405,175

Accounting fees$286,888

Investing fees$8,772,793

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHRISTOPHER MANFREDIPROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC $621,315

MARC WEINSTEINVICE-PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT $584,270

HARGURDEEP SAINIPRESIDENT AND VICE CHANCELLOR $503,220

DAVID EIDELMANPROFESSOR $428,578

LESLEY FELLOWSVICE-PRESIDENT HEALTH AFFAIRS AND DEAN FACULTY OF $404,328

MAXIME COHENDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH BSRM $382,148

VINCENT MOOSERPROFESSOR CERC GENOMIC MEDICINE $373,662

GREGORY MARK LATHROPPROFESSOR CRC MEDICAL GENOMICS $366,963

ALAIN PINSONNEAULTACADEMIC DIRECTOR EMBA $342,897

MARTHA CRAGOVICE-PRESIDENT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION $257,982

DIANA DUTTONINTERIM VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE $243,235

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

CHRISTOPHER MANFREDIPROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC

MARC WEINSTEINVICE-PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

HARGURDEEP SAINIPRESIDENT AND VICE CHANCELLOR

DAVID EIDELMANPROFESSOR

LESLEY FELLOWSVICE-PRESIDENT HEALTH AFFAIRS AND DEAN FACULTY OF

MAXIME COHENDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH BSRM

VINCENT MOOSERPROFESSOR CERC GENOMIC MEDICINE

GREGORY MARK LATHROPPROFESSOR CRC MEDICAL GENOMICS

ALAIN PINSONNEAULTACADEMIC DIRECTOR EMBA

MARTHA CRAGOVICE-PRESIDENT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

DIANA DUTTONINTERIM VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

FRED HEADONMEMBER-AT-LARGE

JONATHAN SIGLERMEMBER-AT-LARGE

EDITH ZORYCHTASENATE REPRESENTATIVE

DILETTA PRANDOMEMBER-AT-LARGE

MARYSE BERTRANDCHAIR MEMBER-AT-LARGE

PAUL MAARIKAMEMBER-AT-LARGE

PETRA ROHRBACHSENATE REPRESENTATIVE

PIERRE MATUSZEWSKIMEMBER-AT-LARGE

ADRIENNE PIGGOTTADMIN AND SUPPORT STAFF REP

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1944
Location: MONTREAL QUEBEC H3A 0G4, CANADA
In care of: % SOPHIE LEBLANC
Primary officer: Lara Pereira, Controller

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(514) 398-6667 Officer phone(514) 398-2310

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: May 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q)
IRS tax category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security