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FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO FOUNDATION (EIN 54-1746974)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202631329349304053
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-12T13:39:20-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541746974EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5198884567PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13815 North Dickerson StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22207ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonTyler WendlandPersonNm
Person TitleDirector, TreasuryPersonTitleTxt
Phone5198884567PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-01SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerNenone DonaldsonPrincipalOfficerNm

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 University Ave WAddressLine1Txt
CityWaterlooCityNm
Province Or StateOntarioProvinceOrStateNm
CountryCACountryCd
Foreign PostalN2L 3G1ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,655,331GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$857,708PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,655,331CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$808,180PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,655,531CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$13,288CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$822,858PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,668,819CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1University of WaterlooBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5198884567PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 University Avenue WestAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2FinanceAddressLine2Txt
CityWaterlooCityNm
Province Or StateOntarioProvinceOrStateNm
CountryCACountryCd
Foreign PostalN2L 3G1ForeignPostalCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Vivek Goel
President0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacinda Reitsma
Treasurer0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nenone Donaldson
Vice President0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour
Secretary0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Program Service Revenue$11,663TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total$1,655,531TotalAmt
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Total$11,573TotalAmt
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All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,715TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,680BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,680BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$6,888EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,192BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,192BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,488BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,488BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,680BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$927,724CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$410,147CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$843,030CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,643,668CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,757,713TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$927,724CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$410,147CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$843,030CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,643,668CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,757,713TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,169,657SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,588,056PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$4,757,713TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.75416PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71818PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedGrantmakingSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,655,531RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$1,655,531TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSchool- University of WaterlooPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$1,655,531CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementChequeMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstN/ADescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedN/aValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 1In relation to Part IV 14B, grant funding is provided to a registered charity in Canada. These funds are issued with external restrictions, placed upon the funds by the donors to the Friends of the University of Waterloo Foundation, and are subject to Canadian laws which prohibits the use of these funds for any other purpose. Donations from outside of the United states amounts to $36,000, provided by an individual in Canada.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2Described in part V

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1aGenevieve Gauthier-Chalifour is the current Secretary of FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO FOUNDATION in 2025. Jacinda Reitsma is the current Treasurer of FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO FOUNDATION in 2025.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9Vivek Goel, Nenone Donaldson, Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour, and Jacinda Reitsma: c/o University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA review of Form 990 and related schedules is completed by the Director, Treasury and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Waterloo in consultation with the Treasurer of Friends of University of Waterloo Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Friends of University of Waterloo Foundation governing documents and financial statements are not currently available to the public.