Our Youth at Work Association
Publicly funded institution · Paris, Ontario · BN 861294015RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($232,079) as filed with the CRA.
Our Youth at Work Association is a private foundation based in Paris, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $214K in revenue and $232K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $46K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Dedicated to educating young people about workplace safety and working with industry to assist in training and development programs that promote workplace safety.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $214K | $232K | $192K | — | — | -$14K |
| 2023 | $246K | $264K | $217K | — | — | $4,269 |
| 2022 | $257K | $265K | $211K | — | — | $22K |
| 2021 | $257K | $260K | $194K | — | — | $30K |
| 2020 | $276K | $265K | $207K | — | — | $34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $46K from 5 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$95K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Ellis (president); Jean Ellis (director); Marisa Aud (director); Caleb Ellis (director); Jessica Disabatino (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Our Youth at Work Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861294015RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.