A Program for Youth
Publicly funded institution · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 132057100RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,995,330) as filed with the CRA.
A Program for Youth is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 50% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 27 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $208K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
PASS- Positive Alternative to Suspension from School Choices Jr & Sr-Substance abuse awareness prevention techniques STAGE Jr. & Sr.-Strategies Towards Achieving Girl Empowerment STAND-Individual sessions bridging the gap between group programming TAG- Tools for Achieving Growth THRIVE - Focuses on resiliency and coping mechanisms ages 12-14 Youth in Transition- A Partnership with MCCSSthat provides support for youth aged 16-24 who are transitioning out of the care of the Children's Aid Society in independent living Spectrum- A LGBT2Q youth drop in for youth aged 14-24 Transition II Classroo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2M | $1.9M | $44K | — | $565K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $48K | — | $448K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $72K | — | $483K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $21K | — | $540K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $78K | — | $332K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $208K from 27 charities:
- United Way of Sarnia-Lambton$50K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$35K
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$25K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$20K
- Catherine Wilson Foundation$15K
- The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation$10K
- The Charles H. Ivey Foundation$10K
- Noelle's Gift to Children$5,000
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada$5,000
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada$5,000
- The George Lunan Foundation$5,000
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London in Ontario$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,690
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- Ontario Credit Union Foundation$2,000
- ST. Paul's Outreach Foundation of Sarnia Ontario$2,000
- Vision '74 Inc$1,500
- Hashtag Charitable Foundation$1,208
- Redeemer Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia$1,152
- Canon Davis Memorial Church$663
- ST Luke's United Church$600
- Forest United Church$500
- Dunlop Central United Church$500
- ST. Michael Parish Council No. 10102 Charitable Welfare Trust$500
- Dunlop Central United Church$350
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leanne Kember (past-president); Megan Real (president); Melissa Vandervies (treasurer); Matt Joosse (secretary); Victoria Edwards (director); Chris Kehoe (director); Teri Thomas-Vanos (director); Allison Pilat (vice-president); Samantha Saucier (director); Josephine Castle (youth director); Lo-Anne Chan (director); Julie Craddock (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from A Program for Youth’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132057100RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.