Public Charity

McMaster University

McMaster University is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.1B in revenue, $999.5M in expenses, $3.1B in total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $404K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237213309 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1B
Total Expenses$999.5M
Total Assets$3.1B
Grant Records11
Funding Total$404K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY OUR PURPOSE IS THE DISCOVERY, COMMUNICATION AND PRESERVATION OF KNOWLEDGE. IN OUR TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND SCHOLARSHIP, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE. WE VALUE INTEGRITY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVENESS AND TEAMWORK IN EVERYTHING WE DO. WE INSPIRE CRITICAL THINKING, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND A PASSION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. WE SERVE THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SOCIETY.

Where $100 goes at McMaster University

How McMaster University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$73
Operating fund -- unrestricted general revenues and expenses that are directly related to the mission of the university, education and activities supporting research
74% of program spending
$19
Research fund -- research-related funds externally restricted by the university that have a non-expandable requirement as well as other legal requirements for use as agreed upon by the…
19% of program spending
$7
Ancillary fund -- sales of goods and services by departments that are defined as being supplementary to the university's operating activities of education and research
7% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary of the Board Andrea Beth Thyret-Kidd
Acting VP Research Andy Knights
Board Member Arlene Dosen
Board Member Barry D Nicol
Board Member Barry Hill
Board Member Ben Menka

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$315,027 8 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$48,774 1 grant
General Support
$40,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.1B $999.5M $3.1B
2024 $1.1B $1.0B $2.9B
2023 $1.1B $944.6M $2.8B
2022 $954.6M $912.4M $2.8B
2021 $993.8M $816.5M $2.7B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $993.8M to $1.1B (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.1B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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