CTS Youth Society
Publicly funded institution · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 780982070RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($231,660) as filed with the CRA.
CTS Youth Society is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $233K in revenue and $232K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government, 26% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $63K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
CTS Youth Society is a non-profit organization that aims to connect every youth in Metro Vancouver with their natural environment their community and with each other through life-changing outdoor experiences. We are dedicated to developing leadership and social responsibility in youth through environmental education and stewardship outdoor recreation and youth ownership. We offer free day camp programs and over night camping during the summer in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks. Our motto is 'For Youth By Youth'. Our Youth Council is active during the school year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $233K | $232K | $195K | $17K | — | $41K |
| 2023 | $241K | $277K | $238K | $17K | $0 | $39K |
| 2022 | $267K | $203K | $169K | $1,214 | — | $75K |
| 2021 | $210K | $146K | $101K | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $63K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam Heffey (chair); Charlotte Avery (treasurer); Nancy Sinclair (director); Miku Yamada (director); Noor Bhandal (director); Smiely Khurana (director); Micheal Jewrosky (funder director); Kevin Zia (director); Sean Chung (director); Julia Du (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CTS Youth Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780982070RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.