Highlands Youth for Christ
Charitable organization · Orangeville, Ontario · BN 107481079RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($870,193) as filed with the CRA.
Highlands Youth for Christ is a charitable organization based in Orangeville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $886K in revenue and $870K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 32 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $185K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Hoghland youth for christ offers a variety of youth-focused programs in the 10 different communities we serve. This includes operating youth centres which provide 'drop-in' and other small group programs. In partnership with public schools we provide structured programs such as clubs and special interest groups for junior high and high school youth. We also provide lunch hour connecting opportunities which include food support in some communities. Service trips to help both domestic and third-world poor teach youth the importance of serving others. Day and overnight camping as well as other e…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $886K | $870K | $719K | $66K | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $819K | $920K | $779K | $56K | $100 | $1M |
| 2022 | $878K | $964K | $807K | $58K | $11K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $973K | $828K | $57K | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1M | $906K | $798K | $30K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $185K from 32 charities:
- Abundance Canada$54K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- ST Andrew's Presbyterian Church$15K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$11K
- Brentview Baptist Church$4,868
- Christian Reformed Church of Collingwood$4,610
- Teen Ranch Ministries$3,038
- Riverside Baptist Church$2,500
- Muskoka Community Foundation$2,456
- Almaguin Missionary Church$2,220
- Orangeville Baptist Church$1,831
- Belfountain Village Church$1,700
- Christian Stewardship Services$1,648
- Southhill Glen Foundation$1,500
- Hepworth Baptist Church$1,450
- Faith Fellowship Church of Dufferin County$1,200
- Hope Chapel$1,200
- ST Andrew's Presbyterian Church$1,050
- Trust Communications Ministries$1,000
- ST Andrew's Presbyterian Church$1,000
- Canadian Reformed Church of Fergus North$925
- Bethel Bible Chapel$900
- The Kiervin Family Foundation$775
- Youth for Christ/canada$767
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$595K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dave Armstrong (executive director); Jessica Holvik (vice chair person); Kate Vanderzaag (treasurer); John Walkinshaw (chairperson); Timothy Murray (secretary); Daniel Deeks (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Highlands Youth for Christ’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107481079RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.