Liberty for Youth
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 888541505RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,207,153) as filed with the CRA.
Liberty for Youth is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 6% from government, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $353K.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $4,884 in 2024, the largest being $1,584 to City Kidz Ministry. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Workshops seminars and other programs to encourage youth to become better citizens eliminate discrimination and the use of drugs and violence. Counselling & support for youth in conflict with the law & attempt to reintegrate them into the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $57K | $4,884 | $867K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1M | $834K | $87K | $5,134 | $899K |
| 2022 | $752K | $813K | $670K | $42K | $5,866 | $729K |
| 2021 | $565K | $722K | $603K | $22K | $4,602 | $790K |
| 2020 | $806K | $804K | $627K | $79K | $6,334 | $779K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,884 to 5 qualified donees:
Received $353K from 29 charities:
- RBC Foundation$75K
- The Allen and Milli Gould Family Foundation$50K
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$45K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$33K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$30K
- The McKeil Family Foundation$20K
- The Arthur and Margaret Weisz Family Foundation$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- Charity of Hope$10K
- Sam and Roma Mercanti Foundation$10K
- Peoples Church Hamilton$9,950
- Burlington Community Foundation$7,500
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$5,000
- Fondation SSQ Inc.$5,000
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Amelia & Lino Saputo Foundation$5,000
- Paramount Drive Alliance Church$3,000
- The Liuna Charitable Foundation$2,500
- City Kidz Ministry$2,250
- Cayuga Christian Fellowship Inc$2,200
- Link Charity Canada Inc$2,000
- Be The Change In Your Own Backyard Foundation$2,000
- Trinity Lutheran Church Hamilton$1,930
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$1,500
- Rotary Club of Mississauga Foundation$1,200
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$572K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frederick Dryden (executive director); Milad Assaf (board chair); Teresa Mildenberger (secretary); Josie Roberson (director); Esther Pauls (director); George Van Kampan (vice chair); Martin Russell (treasurer); Brent Monkley (director); Olubukola Kolawole (director); Robert Lejeune (director); Deanna Smith (director); Tashi Crooks-Brown.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Liberty for Youth’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888541505RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.