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The CASE-CCAE Support of Education Survey, Canada is conducted by CASE in partnership with the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education. In its fourth year, the 2021 survey collected data from 44 Canadian colleges, institutes, and universities.

This complimentary Graphical Program Summary (GPS) presents data on five key variables for Sample Institution along with anonymized data for other institutions in the same self-identified reporting group and aggregate data for all survey participants. Reporting groups largely correspond to the categories used in (Maclean’s magazine’s university rankings: 1) Primarily Undergraduate, 2) Comprehensive, 3) Medical/Doctoral, and a 4th group comprised of colleges and institutes. This report also includes downloadable source data. A full report of survey findings will be available in the first quarter of 2022 on the survey webpage. Custom GPS reports presenting data on the full range of survey variables will be available for purchase at the sametime. Custom GPS reports provide interactive visualizations of reported and calculated variables for an individual institution along with anonymized data for 5-10 peers selected from among survey participants. Contact [email protected] for additional information on this complimentary report and custom GPS reports.

Canadian AMAtlas Peers

Cumulative Percentage Change in New Funds Secured

“New funds secured” provides a comprehensive measure of the impact and effectiveness of fund-raising efforts in a given year, capturing the value of new cash gifts, gifts of securities, gifts of real property, and other gifts in-kind as well as the total value of new gift commitments and pledges secured of up to five years duration. The measure excludes some philanthropic income received in the reporting year, notably payments on pledges secured in prior years.

This graph examines Cumulative Percentage Change, which was calculated by setting the first year of CCAE participation since 2018 as the baseline. If your institution first submitted data in any year after 2018, that will be the base year. For AMAtlas peers and All CCAE, the first year baseline is always 2018.

Cumulative Percentage Change in Cash Income

Cash income received in a year includes all cash which arrives during the year including new single cash gifts, cash payments received against pledges secured in this or previous years and cash from legacies. It reflects philanthropic revenue from fundraising conducted in the reporting year as well as income from gift commitments from prior years.

This graph examines Cumulative Percentage Change, which was calculated by setting the first year of CCAE participation since 2019 as the baseline. If your institution first submitted data in any year after 2019, that will be the base year. For AMAtlas peers and All CCAE, the first year baseline is always 2019.

Sources of Funds Secured

Hover over the sources in the list below in order to see the definition of each source.

  • Alumni- Former students—full-or part-time, undergraduate, or graduate—who have earned some credit toward one of the degrees, certificates, or diplomas offered by the reporting institution.
  • Other Individuals- This category includes current students, parents, governing board members, faculty, staff, and any other individual who would not classifiable as “Alumni” by the above definition. Donors that fall into both Alumni and Other Individual should be classified as Alumni.
  • Corporation- Corporations, businesses, partnerships, and cooperatives organized for profit-making purposes, including corporations owned by individuals and families and other closely held companies. This category includes company-sponsored foundations—that is, those created by business corporations and funded exclusively by their companies—as well as industry trade associations.
  • Trusts and Foundations- Corporations, businesses, partnerships, and cooperatives organized for profit-making purposes, including corporations owned by individuals and families and other closely held companies. This category includes company-sponsored foundations—that is, those created by business corporations and funded exclusively by their companies—as well as industry trade associations.
  • Other Organizations- All organizations not defined herein as “foundations” or “corporations.

Sample Institution

AMAtlas Peers (Median)

All CCAE (Median)

Table Data

Your Inst. 2021 $ Your Inst. 1 yr % change AMAtlas Peers 1 year % change All CCAE 1 year % change
Alumni $4.6M -32.6% -11.4% -20.6%
Corporations $469K -77.0% -11.6% 3.3%
Other Individual $298K -77.4% -32.3% 41.2%
Other Organizations $28K -90.4% 34.3% -19.0%
Trusts and Foundations $1.1M -48.0% 127.2% 38.1%
Total $6.5M -48.5% 51.2% 11.9%

Alumni Donors

  • Total Alumni (Uncontactable) - All former students - full- or part-time, undergraduate or graduate- who have earned some credit towards one of the degrees, certificates, but are not contactable.
  • Contactable Alumni (not donors) - Number of alumni who were contacted in some formal manner (mail, phone call, visit, etc.) during the reporting year but did not make a contribution during the reporting year.
  • Alumni Donors - Number of alumni who made one or more contributions during the reporting year.

Sample Institution

AMAtlas Peers (Median)

All CCAE (Median)

Median One Year Percentage Change in Alumni Donor Counts

Your Institution AMAtlas Peers All CCAE
% change in Alumni Donors from Last Year -13% 3% -12%

The graph data will differ from the median one year percent change table. The graphs are calculated by taking the median for each year. Median on year percent change is calculated by tabulating the percent change for everyone that participated in both years, and then taking the median of that number.

In 2021, your institution had 923 Alumni Donors. Your AMAtlas peers had a median of 739 Alumni Donors, and All CCAE institutions had a median of 962.

Purposes of Funds Secured

Sample Institution

AMAtlas Peers (Median)

All CCAE (Median)

Table Data

Your Inst. 2021 $ Your Inst. 1 yr % change AMAtlas Peers 1 year % change All CCAE 1 year % change
Restricted for capital projects and infrastructure $160K -94.8% -45.1% 27.3%
Restricted for faculty/staff support and experience $724K 55.7% 42.6% 21.5%
Restricted for other purposes $511K -36.0% -21.2% -35.2%
Restricted for research programs and partnerships $321K 259.7% 56.2% 28.2%
Restricted for student financial aid and experience $4.5M -42.7% 74.3% 50.1%
Unrestricted $289K -11.7% -15.1% -21.2%
Total $6.5M -48.5% 51.2% 11.9%

Data Sharing Agreement

The data in this report is provided to Sample Institution for internal benchmarking and to inform strategic decision making. Data from charts and downloadable source data should not be published or disclosed to individuals or organizations outside of Sample Institution. Data included here should be handled in compliance with the CASE-CCAE Survey Data Sharing Agreement signed as part of the survey process.

Downloadable Source Data

Cumulative Percentage Change in New Funds Secured Data

Cumulative Percentage Change in Cash Income Data

Sources of Funds Secured Data

Alumni Donors Data

Purposes of Funds Secured Data