Provides rigorous liberal education primarily to undergraduate students in a co-educational environment. Provides scholarships, bursaries, and awards to students. www.mta.ca

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88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible by treaty
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11.8M a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $203.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$107.8M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$68.9M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$66.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$234.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$68.9M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$71.2M
FY2022$66.1M
FY2023$87.5M
FY2024$79.0M
FY2025$68.9M
Expenses
$66.6M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$55.9M
FY2022$62.9M
FY2023$63.7M
FY2024$64.5M
FY2025$66.6M
Net assets
$234.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$231.0M
FY2022$224.8M
FY2023$217.0M
FY2024$225.9M
FY2025$234.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1979.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $58.6M Management & general 9% · $5.8M Fundraising 3% · $2.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and Vice-Chancellor
$196,083Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance and Admin
$151,280Pt VII · Sec A
VP, University Advancement
$140,242Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor
$130,287Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor
$127,542Pt VII · Sec A
$127,094Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$127,094Pt VII · Sec A
Regent and Full-Time Faculty
$118,941Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Boudreau Jean-Paul———$235,174$200,404
Hennessy Jeff—$36,375$211,819$149,940$133,220
Sutherland Ian$196,083————
Mackinnon Robert$36,200$181,875———
Inglis Robert$151,280$143,720$136,793$140,896$133,085
Ollerhead Jeff————$143,818
Pringle-Carver$140,242$134,626$135,430$139,909—
Jollymore Gloria————$139,510

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $58.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Student Fees.

$49.9Mprogram expense
02

Ancillary Student Fees.

$8.0Mprogram expense
03

Commissions, Rebates, book sales, retail sales, sales of goods/surplus of furniture and equipment, event tickets, conference revenue, IT support/consultation.

$757Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $23K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,349

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$68.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.0M
Money outPt IX
$66.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$58.6M
Managementcol C$5.8M
Fundraisingcol D$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$234.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$342.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$22.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$645K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$68.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.5M
SavingsLn 2$699K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$203.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120.3M
Other assetsLn 15$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$342.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107.8M
Net assetsLn 32$234.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$194.3M$203.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114.0M$120.3M
Total assetsLn 16$325.8M$342.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.9M$107.8M
Net assetsLn 32$225.9M$234.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$4.2M$4.2M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$985K$985K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$872K$872K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33.5M$29.6M$2.7M$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.5M$1.3M$154K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$659K$567K$69K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.5M$189K$62K
Management feesLn 11a$599K$599K
Legal feesLn 11b$211K$211K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$24K$50K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$188K$124K$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$86K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$468K$60K$59K$350K
Office expensesLn 13$8.8M$7.6M$787K$391K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M$994K$57K$13K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4.3M$4.3M$774
TravelLn 17$1.8M$1.3M$357K$98K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$5K$3K
InterestLn 20$271K$269K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.7M$4.7M
InsuranceLn 23$370K$370K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$225K$225K
Total functional expensesLn 25$66.6M$58.6M$5.8M$2.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $68.9M$66.6M$2.3M$234.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $79.0M$64.5M$14.5M$225.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $87.5M$63.7M$23.8M$217.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $66.1M$62.9M$3.2M$224.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $71.2M$55.9M$15.3M$231.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $68,850,017 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,800,443$28,272,038
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,248,431$33,495,728
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,363,917$8,972,627
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $583,830−$1,890,376
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $78,996,621$68,850,017
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,333,467$4,204,883
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,011,909$985,359
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $37,057,447$38,315,616
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,118,604$23,092,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,521,427$66,598,539
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,475,194$2,251,478
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $68,850,017 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $245,098 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$22,571,727
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,700,311
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$644,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,272,038
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,495,728$33,495,728
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,795,156$6,795,156
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,807,640$2,177,471
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)−$2,135,474
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,495,728 · Excluded from tax $11,847,894$68,850,017
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,598,539 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,349$23,349
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,181,534$4,181,534
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $985,359$985,359
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $872,293$872,293
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,594,393 · Management $2,734,820 · Fundraising $1,187,854$33,517,067
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,263,197 · Management $153,965 · Fundraising $50,702$1,467,864
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $566,741 · Management $69,077 · Fundraising $22,748$658,566
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,548,873 · Management $188,784 · Fundraising $62,168$1,799,826
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $599,495$599,495
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $210,607$210,607
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,999 · Management $49,594$73,594
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $124,278 · Management $63,625$187,903
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $86,148$86,148
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59,708 · Management $58,519 · Fundraising $349,817$468,045
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,606,915 · Management $786,920 · Fundraising $391,126$8,784,961
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $993,646 · Management $56,878 · Fundraising $13,442$1,063,966
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,309,630 · Fundraising $774$4,310,404
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,299,097 · Management $356,718 · Fundraising $97,574$1,753,389
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,252 · Management $3,084$8,336
IX-20 InterestPrograms $268,638 · Management $1,868$270,506
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,680,249$4,680,249
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $370,367$370,367
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $224,711$224,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,590,868 · Management $5,831,463 · Fundraising $2,176,205$66,598,539
Part X · Balance sheet $342,054,155 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,345$6,475,441
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,037,548$699,057
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $910,766$739,536
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,994,051$1,267,972
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $368,837$351,976
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,165,423$996,905
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,976,845$120,257,874
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $194,278,475$203,006,798
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,999,303$8,258,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,778,593$342,054,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,276,803$7,867,699
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,816,445$1,543,821
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $90,779,857$98,404,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,873,105$107,815,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,905,488$234,238,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,778,593$342,054,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $234,238,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$68,850,017
XI-2 Total expenses$66,598,539
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,251,478
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,905,488
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,652,355
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,428,884
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$234,238,205

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