Lethbridge Youth Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 899342893RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,627,084) as filed with the CRA.
Lethbridge Youth Foundation is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $871K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The Lethbridge Youth Foundation was incorporated in 1994 as a not-for-profit organization and registered charity. Several community members saw a need in the community for a safe place for youth to learn and become equipped with tools for a successful future. The Strategic Vision of the Lethbridge Youth Foundation is to be Southern Alberta's foremost organization in providing advocacy and leadership in the provision of youth programming and services that help youth become productive members of society. The Mission of 5th on 5th Youth Services is to support youth to become responsible capable …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $311K |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $0 | $0 | $399K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $337K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $947K | $14K | $0 | $296K |
| 2020 | $871K | $849K | $695K | $41K | $0 | $248K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 4 charities:
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 positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$731K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chris Broughton (vice president); Ashley Soames (president); Trevor Brown (executive director); Jill Manning (director); Jeff Pinder (treasurer); Robyn Smith (director); Tyson Hayes (director); Kari Bird (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lethbridge Youth Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899342893RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.