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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$721,537,965
Total expenses
$725,196,564
Contributions and grants received
$319,643,898
Grants paid
$41,845,818
Program service revenue
$359,025,237
Investment income
$18,344,065
Other revenue
$24,524,765
Total assets, end of year
$2,178,514,665
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,204,511,217
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$974,003,448
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$602,344,144
Management and general expenses
$115,672,039
Fundraising expenses
$7,180,380
Program service expenses (Part III)
$602,344,144

Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $290,681,339

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $28,962,559

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,640,467

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Post Secondary Education

    total $223,973,043 · related or exempt $223,973,043 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Research Revenue

    total $77,954,490 · related or exempt $77,954,490 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Ancillary Services

    total $35,409,976 · related or exempt $35,409,976 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $21,687,728 · related or exempt $21,687,728 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $18,344,065 · related or exempt $18,344,065 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $368,907 · related or exempt $368,907 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Amortization of Deferred Capital

    total $24,155,858 · related or exempt $24,155,858 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,155,858

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $41,845,818 · program services $41,845,818

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,644,148 · program services $2,632,659 · management and general $1,791,975 · fundraising $219,514

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $410,465,808 · program services $345,984,567 · management and general $59,361,797 · fundraising $5,119,444

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,756,185 · program services $21,283,141 · management and general $4,117,910 · fundraising $355,134

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,337,681 · program services $36,861,507 · management and general $10,481,305 · fundraising $994,869

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $15,908,655 · program services $10,374,855 · management and general $5,471,314 · fundraising $62,486

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,051,790 · program services $3,051,790 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $194,229 · program services $0 · management and general $194,229 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,819,499 · program services $0 · management and general $2,819,499 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,256,862 · program services $896,806 · management and general $337,735 · fundraising $22,321

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,032,274 · program services $1,418,431 · management and general $609,955 · fundraising $3,888

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,786,789 · program services $27,640,290 · management and general $3,972,475 · fundraising $174,024

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,735,322 · program services $2,735,322 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $101,086 · program services $0 · management and general $101,086 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,214,203 · program services $20,111,345 · management and general $18,054,048 · fundraising $48,810

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,950,267 · program services $11,893,535 · management and general $904,828 · fundraising $151,904

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,025,432 · program services $6,543,563 · management and general $7,453,883 · fundraising $27,986

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,259,031 · program services $8,259,031 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $56,409,144 · program services $56,409,144 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,562,802 · program services $2,562,802 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Cost of goods sold

    total $1,839,539 · program services $1,839,538 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $39,907,376 · end of year $36,221,412

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,250,695 · end of year $3,553,742

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $53,515,815 · end of year $65,623,287

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,206,988 · end of year $868,209

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,035,905 · end of year $5,571,440

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,543,354,737

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $405,979,219

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,102,595,709 · end of year $1,137,375,518

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $784,909,016 · end of year $832,176,889

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $14,013,757 · end of year $14,460,094

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $71,879,336 · end of year $82,664,074

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $125,477,907 · end of year $128,277,070

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $813,751,136 · end of year $855,308,031

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,720,380 · end of year $149,848,011

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $57,977,573 · end of year $71,078,105

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $927,387,601 · end of year $974,003,448

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SFUs mission is to advance knowledge through teaching research and engagement with the community. We are an open inclusive university whose foundation is intellectual and academic freedom. Our scholarship unites teaching and research: we celebrate discovery diversity and dialogue. Our students and communities can expect teaching that is personal and learning opportunities that are lifelong. We champion the liberal arts and sciences and pioneering interdisciplinary and professional programs. We are a university where risks can be taken and bold initiatives embraced. Upon these foundations we will engage all our communities in building a robust and ethical society.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SFUs mission is to advance knowledge through teaching researching and engagement with the community. We are an open inclusive university whose foundation is intellectual and academic freedom. Our scholarship unites teaching and research; we celebrate discovery diversity and dialogue. Our students and communities can expect teaching that is personal and learning opportunities that are lifelong. We champion the liberal arts and sciences and pioneering interdisciplinary and professional programs. We are a university where risks can be taken and hold initiatives embraced. Upon these foundations we will engage all our communities in building a robust and ethical society.

  • Post Secondary Education Teaching: Delivery of Academic courses to students enrolled in Undergraduate Master and Doctorate programs as well as distance education and non-credit courses offered through Life-Long Learning. Number of students enrolled in our fiscal year April 1 2023 through March 31 2024 29,190 Undergraduates; 5,171 Graduates; including 7,589 International Students in total. Degrees awarded in the 2023 calendar year: 5,088 Bachelor; 1,189 Master; 197 PHD; 1,108 Other Grad Certificates and Diplomas

    Expenses $446,585,492 · Grants $32,553,033 · Revenue $223,973,043

  • Research: At SFU Research Matters its an essential component of SFUs mission and also a major instructional activity as faculty work closely with graduate and undergraduate students in a wide variety of research settings including the Library laboratories computer facilities and studios. Research collaborations extend far beyond our campuses to include many projects conducted jointly with business and industry community organizations and agencies in all levels of government. SFU researchers are establishing or strengthening programs in areas facing the most pressing social demand including international studies urban growth management public policy analysis and health sciences.

    Expenses $88,086,979 · Grants $917,535 · Revenue $77,954,490

  • Ancillary Services: The University provides goods and services with a student and community focus. Examples of such services include: student residences bookstore printing parking food meetings and events. In 2023 2024 these services were delivered internally alone to 29,190 Undergrad students 5,171 Grad students 3,800 full time faculty & staff and 2,545 part time faculty & staff.

    Expenses $25,920,211 · Revenue $35,409,976

  • Other program services include Specific Purpose Funds: Typically these programs are funded by grants and contracts from external sponsors donors various levels of government and endowment investment income attributed for spending. Expenditures include scholarships bursaries community services and other teaching priorities. Funds are often designated for the acquisition of buildings furniture and equipment including major renovations.

    Expenses $41,751,462 · Grants $8,375,250 · Revenue $21,687,728

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joy Johnson

    President Vice - Chancellor

    Total calculated
    $335,624
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $335,624
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $335,624
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $335,624
  • Andrew Gemino

    Assoc Dean Beedie Business School

    Total calculated
    $333,683
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $333,683
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $333,683
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $333,683
  • Angela Kanana Kaida

    Professor

    Total calculated
    $280,965
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $280,965
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,964
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $280,964
  • Eugene Lucas Fiume

    Dean of Applied Sciences

    Total calculated
    $266,125
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $266,125
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,125
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $266,125
  • Donald Joseph Estep

    Professor

    Total calculated
    $240,136
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $240,136
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,136
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $240,136
  • Caroline G Colijn

    Professor

    Total calculated
    $235,931
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $235,931
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,931
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $235,931
  • Dugan Clive O'Neil

    Vice President - Research and International

    Total calculated
    $230,735
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $230,735
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,735
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $230,735
  • Martin Puchurko

    Vice President - Finance Administration

    Total calculated
    $224,219
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $224,219
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,219
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $224,219
  • Wade Parkhouse

    Former Vice President - Academic Provost

    Total calculated
    $216,555
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $216,555
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,555
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $216,555
  • Yabome Gilpin-Jackson

    Vice President - PEI

    Total calculated
    $216,204
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $216,204
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,204
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $216,204
  • Joanne Curry

    Vice President - External Relations

    Total calculated
    $214,566
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $214,566
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,566
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $214,566
  • Eric Gedajlovic

    Faculty Member

    Total calculated
    $207,570
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $207,570
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,570
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $207,570
  • Erin Lori Morantz

    VP Advancement Alumni Engagement

    Total calculated
    $207,252
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $207,252
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,252
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $207,252
  • Daniel Leznoff

    Faculty Member

    Total calculated
    $164,294
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $164,294
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,294
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $164,294
  • Dilson Etchevery Rassier

    Vice President - Academic Provost

    Total calculated
    $161,601
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $161,601
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,601
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $161,601
  • Carolyn Hanna

    Staff Member

    Total calculated
    $115,913
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $115,913
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • Angie Lamarsh

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 7 related
  • Tamara Vrooman

    Chancellor

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 6 related
  • Kamal Basra

    Alumni Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Angela George

    Former Alumni Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Carol Herbert

    Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Rachel Ling

    Student Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Tracy Farrell MacRae

    Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Gregory Malpass

    Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Paula Martin

    Deputy Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Michael McDonald

    Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Abhishek Parmar

    Student Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related
  • Neelam Sahota

    Order in Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 3 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I Line 1a
| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| Joy Johnson, President of the University - Housing allowance personal services: the president receives use of a residence with house-keeping services|

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510459349300506

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