Governing Council of the University of Toronto
The Governing Council oversees the University of Toronto’s academic, business and student affairs. The university is based in Toronto, Ontario, and has three campuses: St. George, Mississauga and Scarborough. Its reported grants in 2025 supported research at universities and other institutions.
Governing Council of the University of Toronto at a glance
In short: Governing Council of the University of Toronto gave $1.7M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $101K), top state North Carolina. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,721,000
- -30.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -15.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $101,235
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $11,185,048,000
- +3.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (3 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (31% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Governing Council of the University of Toronto
- Contact
Phone: (416) 978-2802
Website: https://utoronto.ca
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Governing Council of the University of Toronto funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($489K). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
91 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 91 (48%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states. The largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were North Carolina (31%), Massachusetts (16%), Minnesota (12%), New Jersey (10%) and California (10%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Governing Council of the University of Toronto open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 17 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $117K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $60K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2019) to $2.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | Research | $489,000 |
| Trustees Of Boston University Boston, MA | Research | $280,000 |
| Regents of University of Minnesota Minneeapolis, MN | Research | $206,000 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ | Research | $170,000 |
| Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Research | $156,000 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | Research | $142,000 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX | Research | $61,000 |
| Board of Regents NSHE Reno, NV | Research | $59,000 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Research | $50,000 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | Research | $18,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,185,048,000 | $3,486,918,000 | $3,115,293,000 | $1,721,000 | 17 | $422,879,000 |
| 2024 | $10,772,193,000 | $3,393,422,000 | $3,022,353,000 | $2,468,000 | 20 | $370,194,000 |
| 2023 | $10,285,716,000 | $3,214,233,000 | $2,799,769,000 | $1,650,000 | 20 | $234,430,000 |
| 2022 | $10,461,501,000 | $3,050,426,000 | $2,719,216,000 | $1,947,000 | 16 | $62,476,000 |
| 2021 | $9,472,643,000 | $3,059,060,000 | $2,503,934,000 | $1,808,000 | 18 | $293,638,000 |
| 2020 | $8,045,063,000 | $2,719,637,000 | $2,388,578,000 | $1,756,000 | 17 | $133,415,000 |
| 2019 | $7,898,729,000 | $2,730,190,000 | $2,346,611,000 | $1,456,000 | 10 | $155,492,000 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The University of Toronto states that its vision is to be a leader among the world’s best public universities in the discovery, preservation and sharing of knowledge through teaching and research, with a commitment to excellence and equity. Its mission includes fostering an academic community where learning and scholarship can flourish, while protecting individual human rights and upholding equal opportunity, equity and justice.
The 2025 filing lists research as the purpose of the grants shown. Recipients include universities and medical or research institutions. For example, Albert Einstein College of Medicine describes its mission as advancing scientific discovery and educating leaders in health and science while pursuing exceptional healthcare quality and community engagement.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the filing reports 17 grants totaling $1,721,000. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $489,000, with a median of $50,000. The largest awards included $489,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $280,000 to Trustees of Boston University, $206,000 to Regents of University of Minnesota, $170,000 to Rutgers the State University of New Jersey and $156,000 to Regents of the University of California San Francisco. Each was listed for research.
The 2025 filing also lists grants of $142,000 to the University of Michigan, $61,000 to UT Southwestern Medical Center, $59,000 to Board of Regents NSHE, $50,000 to Duke University, $18,000 to Yale University, $17,000 to the Trustees of Columbia University and $16,000 to Albert Einstein College.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Meric Gertler as ex officio, President of the University of Toronto. Other listed officers and directors are Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science; David Goldreich, Professor of Finance; Mikhail Simutin, Associate Professor of Finance; Brian Golden, Professor of Strategic Management; William Strange, Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy; Susan Christoffersen, Professor of Finance; Brian Silverman, Professor of Strategic Management; Wei-Yi Scott Liao, Professor of Accounting; and Mihnea Moldoveanu, Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy.
Governing Council of the University of Toronto is led by Meric Gertler, Executive Officio, President & University of Toronto since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 54 of 86 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Meric Gertler
Executive Officio, President & University of Toronto
President & University of Toronto → Executive Officio Governor & President, 2020
Executive Officio Governor & President → Executive Officio, President & University of Toronto, 2021
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$416K (2019) → $455K (2025)
Rhonda Mcewen
Professor, Institute of Communications, Culture, Information, Technology, President & Victoria Univ
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$157K (2025)
Mark Lautens
Professor of Chemistry, Astra Zeneca Chair in Organic Synthesis & Chair in Chemsitry
Teaching Staff Governor → University Professor of Chemistry & Astra Zeneca Chair in Organic Synthesis, 2022
University Professor of Chemistry & Astra Zeneca Chair in Organic Synthesis → Professor of Chemistry, Astra Zeneca Chair in Organic Synthesis & Chair in Chemsitry, 2024
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$198K (2019) → $241K (2025)
Nicholas Terpstra
Professor of History & Interim Chair of Italian Studies
Professor & Chair of History → Teaching Staff Governor, 2020
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor of History & Interim Chair of Italian Studies, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$163K (2019) → $180K (2025)
David Jacobs
Government Appointee & Chair
Government Appointee → Government Appointee & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vikram Chadalawada
Director, Student Life Information Technology Strategy, Innovations & Digital Transformation
Administrative Staff → Administrative Staff, Director & Student Life It Strategy, 2024
Administrative Staff, Director & Student Life It Strategy → Director, Student Life Information Technology Strategy, Innovations & Digital Transformation, 2025
On filings since 2022
36.3 hrs/week
$120K (2022) → $129K (2025)
Avrum Gotlieb
Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology → Teaching Staff Governor, 2020
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$214K (2019) → $240K (2025)
Brian Golden
Professor of Strategic Management
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$375K (2019) → $377K (2025)
Cheryl Regehr
Professor & Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Presidential Appointee, Vice President & Provost → Vice President, Provost, Professor & Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 2023
Vice President, Provost, Professor & Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work → Professor & Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 2025
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$284K (2019) → $347K (2025)
David Palmer
Vice President Advancement
Vice President & Advancement → Vice President Advancement & Acting Vice President Communications, 2023
Vice President Advancement & Acting Vice President Communications → Vice President Advancement, 2025
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$360K (2019) → $358K (2025)
Douglas McDougall
Professor of Education
Professor of Education, Associate Dean & Programs → Teaching Staff Governor, 2020
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor of Education, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$159K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Ernest Lam
Professor of Dentistry & Associate Dean Graduate Education
Professor of Dentistry & Associate Dean Graduate Education → Teaching Staff Governor, 2020
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor of Dentistry & Associate Dean Graduate Education, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$165K (2019) → $163K (2025)
Glen Whyte
Professor of Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$358K (2019) → $361K (2025)
Jan Mahrt-Smith
Associate Professor of Finance
Academic Director, Full-Time Masters of Business Administration & Professor of Finance → Teaching Staff Governor, 2020
Teaching Staff Governor → Associate Professor of Finance, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$256K (2019) → $318K (2025)
Joel Baum
Professor of Strategic Management
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$322K (2019) → $347K (2025)
John Hull
Professor of Finance
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$356K (2019) → $355K (2025)
Kelly Hannah-Moffat
Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor Criminology & Sociolegal Studies
Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies → Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor Criminology, Sociolegal Studies, Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, 2024
Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor Criminology, Sociolegal Studies, Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies → Vice President, People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Professor Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, 2025
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$217K (2019) → $321K (2025)
Lionel Trevor Young
Presidential Appointee, Professor, Psychiatry, Dean & Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Professor, Psychiatry & Dean → Professor, Dean & Temerty Faculty of Medicine, 2023
Professor, Dean & Temerty Faculty of Medicine → Presidential Appointee, Professor, Psychiatry, Dean & Temerty Faculty of Medicine, 2025
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$319K (2019) → $358K (2025)
Mihnea Moldoveanu
Professor of Economic Analysis & Policy
Vice Dean, Learning, Innovation, Professor of Economic Analysis & Policy → Professor of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$361K (2019) → $364K (2025)
Paul Kingston
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Political Science & Director of Centre for Critical Development Studies → Teaching Staff Governor, 2020
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor of Political Science, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$136K (2019) → $146K (2025)
Ron Levi
Professor Global Affairs, Sociology, Associate Director Munk School & Special Advisor
Professor, Global Affairs, Sociology, Associate Director & Munk School Global Affairs Public Policy → Professor of Global Affairs, Sociology, Associate Director, Global Affairs & Public Policy, 2023
Professor of Global Affairs, Sociology, Associate Director, Global Affairs & Public Policy → Professor Global Affairs, Sociology, Associate Director Munk School & Special Advisor, 2024
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$135K (2019) → $213K (2025)
Roselle Drummond
Secretary of the Governing Council
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$171K (2019) → $230K (2025)
Scott Mabury
Vice President, Operations, Real Estate Partnerships & Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Vice President, University Operations & Professor of Chemistry → Vice President, Operations, Real Estate Partnerships & Professor of Chemistry, 2020
Vice President, Operations, Real Estate Partnerships & Professor of Chemistry → Vice President, Operations, Real Estate Partnerships & Professor of Environmental Chemistry, 2022
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$234K (2019) → $321K (2025)
William Strange
Professor of Economic Analysis & Policy
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$341K (2019) → $376K (2025)
Wisdom Tettey
Professor of Political Science
Presidential Appointee, Vice President & Principal Utsc → Vice President, Principal, Utsc, Professor, Dep of Political Science & Global Development Studies, 2023
Vice President, Principal, Utsc, Professor, Dep of Political Science & Global Development Studies → Professor of Political Science, 2025
On filings since 2019
36.3 hrs/week
$118K (2019) → $254K (2025)
Joseph Wong
Vice President, International, Professor & Political Science
Vice President, International, Professor & Political Science → Presidential Appointee, Vice President, International, Professor & Political Science, 2023
Presidential Appointee, Vice President, International, Professor & Political Science → Vice President, International, Professor & Political Science, 2024
On filings since 2020
36.3 hrs/week
$217K (2020) → $278K (2025)
K Sonu Gaind
Clincian Teacher
Teaching Staff Governor → Clinician Teacher, 2023
Clinician Teacher → Clincian Teacher, 2025
On filings since 2020
36.3 hrs/week
$68K (2023) → $64K (2025)
Sarosh Jamal
Development & Operations Administrator
Administrative Staff → Administrative Staff & Development Operations Administrator, 2024
Administrative Staff & Development Operations Administrator → Development & Operations Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2020
36.3 hrs/week
$90K (2020) → $107K (2025)
Alex Mihailidis
Associate Vice President, International Partnerships, Associate Prof, Occupational Science & Therapy
Associate Vice President, International Partnerships, Associate Professor & Occupational Science → Associate Vice President, International Partnerships, Associate Professor, Occupational Science & Therapy, 2023
Associate Vice President, International Partnerships, Associate Professor, Occupational Science & Therapy → Associate Vice President, International Partnerships, Associate Prof, Occupational Science & Therapy, 2025
On filings since 2021
36.3 hrs/week
$214K (2021) → $236K (2025)
Alexander Dyck
Professor of Finance
Professor of Finance, Economic Analysis & Policy → Professor of Finance, 2022
On filings since 2021
36.3 hrs/week
$371K (2021) → $364K (2025)
Alexandra Gillespie
Vice President, Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga, Professor, Dep of English & Drama
Presidential Appointee, Vice President, Principal Utm, Professor, English & Medieval Studies → Vice President, University of Toronto, Principal, Utm, Professor, Department of English & Drama, 2024
Vice President, University of Toronto, Principal, Utm, Professor, Department of English & Drama → Vice President, Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga, Professor, Dep of English & Drama, 2025
On filings since 2021
36.3 hrs/week
$179K (2021) → $261K (2025)
Shashi Kant
Professor, Institute for Management & Innovation
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor, Institute for Management & Innovation, 2022
On filings since 2021
36.3 hrs/week
$214K (2021) → $191K (2025)
Stark Draper
Professor of Electrical, Computer Engineering, Vice Dean & Research
Teaching Staff Governor → Professor of Electrical, Computer Engineering, Interim Vice Dean & Research, 2022
Professor of Electrical, Computer Engineering, Interim Vice Dean & Research → Professor of Electrical, Computer Engineering, Vice Dean & Research, 2025
On filings since 2021
36.3 hrs/week
$136K (2021) → $175K (2025)
Craig Andrew Doidge
Professor of Finance
On filings since 2022
36.3 hrs/week
$430K (2022) → $360K (2025)
Leah Cowen
Vice President, Research, Innovation, Strategic Initiatives, Professor & Molecular Genetics
Vice President, Research, Innovation, Strategic Initiatives, Professor & Molecular Genetics → Presidential Appointee, Vice President, Research, Innovation, Professor, Molecular Genetics, Vice President, Research, Innovation, Strategic Initiatives, Professor & Molecular Genetics, 2024
Presidential Appointee, Vice President, Research, Innovation, Professor, Molecular Genetics, Vice President, Research, Innovation, Strategic Initiatives, Professor & Molecular Genetics → Vice President, Research, Innovation, Strategic Initiatives, Professor & Molecular Genetics, 2025
On filings since 2022
36.3 hrs/week
$217K (2022) → $325K (2025)
Nhung Tuyet Tran
Associate Professor of History
Associate Professor of History → Professoriate Tn-Strm, 2023
Professoriate Tn-Strm → Associate Professor of History, 2024
On filings since 2022
36.3 hrs/week
$153K (2022) → $151K (2025)
Trevor Rodgers
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
36.3 hrs/week
$235K (2022) → $248K (2025)
Vina Goghari
Professor of Psychology, Vice Dean, Research & Program Innovation
Professor of Psychology, Vice Dean, Research, Program Innovation & Utsc → Professor of Psychology, Vice Dean, Research & Program Innovation, 2024
On filings since 2022
36.3 hrs/week
$153K (2022) → $159K (2025)
Brian Silverman
Professor of Strategic Management
On filings since 2023
36.3 hrs/week
$391K (2023) → $369K (2025)
David Zingg
Professor of Aerospace Studies
On filings since 2023
36.3 hrs/week
$204K (2023) → $209K (2025)
Glen Bandiera
Associate Dean & Pgme
On filings since 2023
36.3 hrs/week
$68K (2023) → $64K (2025)
Sotirios Damouras
Professor, Teaching Stream of Computer & Mathematical Sciences
On filings since 2023
36.3 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $115K (2025)
Susan Christoffersen
Professor of Finance
On filings since 2023
36.3 hrs/week
$368K (2023) → $370K (2025)
Wei-Yi Scott Liao
Professor of Accounting
On filings since 2023
36.3 hrs/week
$392K (2023) → $368K (2025)
Alan Aspuru-Guzik
Professor of Chemistry & Computer Science
On filings since 2024
36.3 hrs/week
$438K (2024) → $507K (2025)
Andrew Petersen
Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences
On filings since 2024
36.3 hrs/week
$158K (2024) → $137K (2025)
Christine Szustaczek
Vice President & Communications
On filings since 2024
36.3 hrs/week
$144K (2024) → $253K (2025)
David Goldreich
Professor of Finance
On filings since 2024
36.3 hrs/week
$413K (2024) → $397K (2025)
Ramy Elitzur
Professor of Accounting
On filings since 2024
36.3 hrs/week
$242K (2024) → $231K (2025)
Aarthi Ashok
Professor & Teaching Stream of Biological Sciences
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Audrey Karlinsky
Clincian Teacher
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$64K (2025)
Donald Ainslie
Professor of Philosophy
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$183K (2025)
Laurent Bozec
Professor of Dentistry
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$142K (2025)
Linda Johnston
Presidential Appointee, Vice President, Research, Innovation, Professor & Molecular Genetics
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$246K (2025)
Mikhail Simutin
Associate Professor of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
36.3 hrs/week
$395K (2025)
Anna Kennedy
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor & Vice Chair → Government Appointee & Chair, 2024
Government Appointee & Chair → Government Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne McNamara
Government Appointee
Government → Lieutenant Governor, 2020
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Skipp
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rajiv Mathur
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Curran
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grace Ann Westcott
Alumni
Alumni Governor → Alumni, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Cloud
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kikelomo Lawal
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Harquail
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Hanington
Government Appointee & Vice Chair
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee & Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geeta Yadav
Alumni
Alumni Governor → Alumni, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Huyer
Alumni
Alumni Governor → Alumni, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eha Naylor
Alumni
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary-Agnes Wilson
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mathangi Gopinathan
Alumni
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard MacKendrick
Alumni
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Cooper
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharleen Ahmed
Government Appointee
Lieutenant Governor → Government Appointee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Bartley
Alumni
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Madden
Alumni
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Elfassy
Government Appointee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Hofmann
Government Appointee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Akina Lalla
Part-Time Undergraduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ankita Goyat
Undergraduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Miranda-Radbord
Undergraduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jovan Bursac
Graduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liam Dravid
Undergraduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luca Calabretta
Undergraduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maya Povhe
Part-Time Undergraduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wesley Hall
Executive Officio & Chancellor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Verreault
Graduate Student
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (98)
- Former: Cristina Amon (2019–2024) — Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- Former: David Estok (2019–2024) — Vice President & Communications
- Former: Mohan Matthen (2019–2024) — Professor & Department of Philosophy
- Former: Rose Patten (2019–2024) — Executive Officio & Chancellor
- Former: Salvatore Spadafora (2019–2024) — Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- Former: Steven Thorpe (2019–2024) — Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
- Former: Veronica Wadey (2022–2024) — Clinician Teacher
- Former: Annabelle Dravid (2023–2024) — Graduate Student
- Former: Dveeta Lal (2023–2024) — Undergraduate Student
- Former: Firdaus Sadid (2024) — Undergraduate Student
- Former: Joseph Junior Nkeng (2024) — Part-Time Undergraduate Student
- Former: Nelson Lee (2024) — Undergraduate Student
- Former: Seyedreza Fattahi Massoum (2024) — Graduate Student
- Former: Soban Atique (2024) — Undergraduate Student
- Former: Trevor Young (2024) — Presidential Appointee, Professor, Psychiatry, Dean & Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Former: Catherine Riddell (2019–2023) — Assistant Vice President & Communications
- Former: David Bowden (2019–2023) — Alumni
- Former: Edward Sargent (2019–2023) — Vice President, Research, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives
- Former: Janet Ecker (2019–2023) — Lieutenant Governor & Chair
- Former: Janice Stein (2019–2023) — Professor of Political Science, Harrowston Professor of Conflict Management & Negotiation
- Former: Normand Labrie (2019–2023) — Professor of Education, Associate Dean & Programs
- Former: Susan Froom (2019–2023) — Part-Time Undergraduate Student
- Former: Lara Zink (2020–2023) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Sameer Lal (2020–2023) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Ryan Teschner (2021–2023) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Teodora Dechev (2021–2023) — Alumni
- Former: Arman Rasekh (2023) — Graduate Student
- Former: Jessica Johnson (2023) — Undergraduate Student
- Former: Madeline Kalda (2023) — Undergraduate Student
- Former: Summer Hart (2023) — Graduate Student
- Former: Brian Lawson (2019–2022) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Bruce Kidd (2019–2022) — Ombudsperson & Professor
- Former: Harvey Botting (2019–2022) — Alumni Governor
- Former: Samra Zafar (2019–2022) — Alumni Governor
- Former: Sheila Brown (2019–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Vivek Goel (2019–2022) — Professor
- Former: William Mitchell (2019–2022) — Professor of Strategic Management
- Former: Amin Kamaleddin (2020–2022) — Graduate Student Governor
- Former: Andrew Padmos (2020–2022) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: D Andrew Thomson (2020–2022) — Chief of Government Relations
- Former: Joan Johnston (2020–2022) — Alumni Governor
- Former: Sonu Gaind (2021–2022) — Teaching Staff Governor
- Former: Vishar Yaghoubian (2021–2022) — Undergraduate Student Governor
- Former: Andrew Chen (2022) — Undergraduate Student Governor
- Former: Evan Kanter (2022) — Undergraduate Student Governor
- Former: Karen Ng (2022) — Part-Time Undergraduate Student Governor
- Former: Kenneth Williams (2022) — Undergraduate Student Governor
- Former: Mozynah Nofal (2022) — Graduate Student Governor
- Former: Nora Gillespie (2022) — Provost, Vice President People Strategy, Equity, Culture, Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President Officer
- Former: Andrew Szende (2019–2021) — Alumni Governor
- Former: Bruce Winter (2019–2021) — Alumni Governor
- Former: Charles O Reilly (2019–2021) — Head of Public Equities, Investments & University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
- Former: Claire Kennedy (2019–2021) — Lieutenant Governor & Chair
- Former: Daren Smith (2019–2021) — President, Chief Investment Officer & University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
- Former: P C Choo (2019–2021) — Administrative Staff Governor
- Former: Ulrich Krull (2019–2021) — Professor, Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences
- Former: Lisa Becker (2020–2021) — Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer & University of Toronto Asset Management Corporatio
- Former: Olivia Batt (2020–2021) — Student Governor-Part Time Undergraduate
- Former: Adanna Chigbo (2021) — Student Governor-Graduate
- Former: Jiazhen Li (2021) — Student Governor-Undergraduate
- Former: Marium Vahed (2021) — Student Governor-Undergraduate
- Former: Stephane Martin-Demers (2021) — Student Governor-Undergraduate
- Former: Alexis Archbold (2019–2020) — Assistant Dean & Juris Doctor Program
- Former: Andrea Sass-Kortsak (2019–2020) — Associate Professor & Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Former: Catherine Bragg (2019–2020) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Edward Iacobucci (2019–2020) — Professor of Law, Dean & Faculty of Law
- Former: Elizabeth Smyth (2019–2020) — Vice Dean, Programs, School of Graduate Studies, Professor of Curriculum Teaching & Learning
- Former: Gary Goldberg (2019–2020) — Alumni Governor
- Former: John Bland (2019–2020) — Professor of Mathematics
- Former: John Paul Morgan (2019–2020) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Mark Rowswell (2019–2020) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: N Jane Pepino (2019–2020) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: Preet Banerjee (2019–2020) — Lieutenant Governor
- Former: William Gough (2019–2020) — Professor of Physical, Environmental Sciences, Vice Principal Academic, Dean & University of to
- Former: Apefa Adjivon (2020) — Student Governor-Undergraduate
- Former: Elin Gu (2020) — Student Governor-Undergraduate
- Former: Laurent-Philippe Veilleux (2020) — Student Governor-Graduate
- Former: Mallory Jackman (2020) — Student Governor-Undergraduate
- Former: W Keith Thomas (2020) — Alumni Governor
- Former: Angela Hildyard (2019) — Special Advisor to the President & Provost
- Former: Edie Yi Yi Guo (2019) — Undergraduate Students
- Former: Harry Orbach-Miller (2019) — Graduate Students
- Former: Howard Hu (2019) — Professor, Dean & Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Former: Hugh Gunz (2019) — Professor & Department of Management
- Former: Judith Wolfson (2019) — Presidential Special Advisor
- Former: Keith Thomas (2019) — Alumni
- Former: Litos Hanze Li (2019) — Undergraduate Students
- Former: Mala Kashyap (2019) — Part-Time Undergraduate Students
- Former: Mark Krembil (2019) — Government
- Former: Nykolaj Kuryluk (2019) — Alumni
- Former: Peter Pauly (2019) — Professor of Economic Analysis & Policy
- Former: Price Amobi Maka (2019) — Undergraduate Students
- Former: R Paul Young (2019) — Vice President, Research & International Relations
- Former: Sandhya Mylabathula (2019) — Graduate Students
- Former: Tiff Macklem (2019) — Dean & Rotman School of Management
- Former: Tom Sutherland (2019) — Undergraduate Students
- Former: Varouj Aivazian (2019) — Professor of Economics
- Former: Zabeen Hirji (2019) — Government
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $507K, to Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science). 54 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Governing Council of the University of Toronto
How much does Governing Council of the University of Toronto give each year?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto gave $1.7M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.5M across 20 grants.
What is Governing Council of the University of Toronto's typical grant size?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $101,235, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Governing Council of the University of Toronto that year got $26K on average.
Where does Governing Council of the University of Toronto give grants?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto's top state is North Carolina, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Massachusetts (16%) and Minnesota (12%).
Does Governing Council of the University of Toronto give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Governing Council of the University of Toronto's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research" (17 grants).
Who are Governing Council of the University of Toronto's largest grantees?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto's largest 2025 grantees include The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($489,000), Trustees Of Boston University ($280,000) and Regents of University of Minnesota ($206,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Governing Council of the University of Toronto?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto reported $11.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5B.
What does Governing Council of the University of Toronto fund?
The University of Toronto states that its vision is to be a leader among the world’s best public universities in the discovery, preservation and sharing of knowledge through teaching and research, with a commitment to excellence and equity. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Governing Council of the University of Toronto?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check utoronto.ca for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Governing Council of the University of Toronto's EIN?
Governing Council of the University of Toronto's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-6001141. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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