Queen's University

99 University Avenue
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
Principal: Daniel Woolf
Board Chair: Barbara Palk

Website: www.queensu.ca
Charitable Reg. #: 10786 8705 RR0001

Sector: Education - University

Operating Charity

Charity Rating

[Charity Rating: 4/4]

Donor Accountability

Grade: A-

The grade is based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Financial Transparency

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity's website [ Audited financial statement for most recent year ]

Need for Funding

donor
endowed

Funding Reserves Program Costs

Spending Breakdown

Full-time staff #2,560

Avg. Compensation $118,967

Top 10 Staff Salary Range

$350k +	10
$300k - $350k	0
$250k - $300k	0
$200k - $250k	0
$160k - $200k	0
$120k - $160k	0
$80k - $120k	0
$40k - $80k	0
< $40k	0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2015

About Queen's University:

Founded in 1841, Queen’s University (QU) is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario. QU’s 4 strategic goals are to enhance learning, research, strengthen the community and become financially sustainable. QU is home to 23,222 students, including 17,390 undergraduate and 3,746 graduate students. 6% of undergraduate students and 25% of graduate students are international students, coming from 109 countries. The university has 30 research chairs. Maclean’s rates Queen’s University as one of the best universities in Canada.

In F2015, Queen’s University spent $684.2m on its programs, including $430.1m on salaries of 8,289 faculty and staff. QU gave out $56m in financial aid and scholarships. In F2015, QU opened the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts and launched a one-year Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation degree to encourage innovation. To similar effect, QU started the Queen’s Innovation Connector Summer Initiative to support young entrepreneurs. In F2015, 5 Queen’s faculty members were elected to the Royal Society of Canada.

Compared to students at 500 institutions for the Collegiate Learning Assessment, Queen’s University’s students ranked in the 90^th percentile for critical thinking, problem solving and written communication. When compared to 4^th year students only, QU’s students ranked in the 98^th percentile. The improvement highlights Queen’s University’s learning experience. The 2013 Ontario University Graduate Survey shows that, in 2013, 92% of QU’s graduates were employed. The provincial average is 87%.

Financial Review:

Queen’s University is one of Canada’s Major 100 charities with donations of $75.7m along with tuition of $268.5m and government funding of $366.2m. Administrative costs are 4% of total revenues and reported fundraising costs are 15% of total donations, as taken from the charity’s T3010 filings. Total overhead costs come to 19%, falling within Ci’s reasonable range. QU has total funding reserves of $1.1bn, including an endowment fund of $918.8m. Excluding donor-endowed funds, QU’s funding reserves can cover program costs for 3 months.

QU’s endowment fund per student comes to $40k. QU’s high operating cash flow of $213.4m was used to buy capital goods worth $52.3m and build up funding reserves.

This charity report is an update that is being reviewed by the charity. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 26th, 2016 by Mirza Shakir.

Financial Ratios Fiscal year ending April	2015	2014	2013
Administrative costs as % of revenues	3.5%	2.9%	2.6%
Fundraising costs as % of donations	15.3%	10.7%	12.5%
Program cost coverage (%)	155.9%	130.1%	112.8%

Summary Financial Statements All figures in $000s	2015	2014	2013
Donations	75,671	106,308	94,381
Government funding	366,158	357,285	356,501
Fees for service	268,548	244,534	233,095
Business activities (net)	85,401	81,149	77,841
Investment income	130,851	123,810	122,216
Other income	23,787	22,791	21,522
Total revenues	950,416	935,877	905,556
Program costs	684,215	690,435	674,902
Administrative costs	28,337	23,262	20,304
Fundraising costs	11,588	11,363	11,840
Other costs	12,885	12,562	12,371
Cash flow from operations	213,391	198,255	186,139
Funding reserves	1,066,412	898,018	761,480

Note: Ci included donations for endowments and investment income from endowments in its revenues calculation. Ci also included contributions for capital assets in its revenues calculation. QU does not report administrative and fundraising costs on its audited financial statements. Ci took administrative and fundraising costs from the charity’s T3010 filings. Ci removed amortization of deferred capital contributions from the income statement.

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