Courage for Youth Association
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 886710805RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($116,113) as filed with the CRA.
Courage for Youth Association is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $89K in revenue and $116K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 59% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
VOICES - (grade 4-5) The Voices curriculum helps preteens develops and maintain positive friendships. The program exposes students to the realities of relational aggression (bullying) and the importance of healthy communication with self and others. It promotes strong decision making skills healthy relationships and develops self-respect. SCREAM - Curriculum for grade 5 and 6 students empowers students to think critically feel deeply and act wisely by building trustworthy character. Students discover their personal strengths and are equipped with tools to navigate their online world …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $89K | $116K | $113K | — | — | $38K |
| 2023 | $146K | $112K | $109K | $0 | $0 | $65K |
| 2022 | $89K | $162K | $158K | — | — | $30K |
| 2021 | $200K | $114K | — | — | — | $104K |
| 2020 | $122K | $118K | $115K | — | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$68K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alison Apps (president); Janice Noseworthy (director); Ashley Sherbino (director); Debra Walker (vice president); Candice Ziegler (secretary/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Courage for Youth Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886710805RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.