Indigenous Youth Roots Canada

Indigenous Youth Roots Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $9.5M in revenue and $9.4M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government, 26% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1M.

Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 51 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $526K in 2024, the largest being $156K to Vines Art Festival Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.4M in 2020 to $9.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.