Skills For Life Inc.
Charitable organization · Brampton, Ontario · BN 753516723RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($404,496) as filed with the CRA.
Skills For Life Inc. is a charitable organization based in Brampton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $406K in revenue and $404K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 36% from government, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $134K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $35K in 2020 to $406K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Skills for life aligns with the 'mindset growth model' which amplifies the importance of continuous learning and self-discovery. The concept was founded on the principles of exploring confronting and moving past failure to build on key transferable skills that can be practically applied to daily life. They organize workshops events and other initiatives to fill the gap between traditional learning and practical skills. We are determined to help kids from all walks of life realize the tools they have within themselves to pursue their dreams.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $406K | $404K | $338K | — | — | $21K |
| 2023 | $221K | $196K | $175K | — | — | $20K |
| 2022 | $153K | $211K | $180K | — | — | -$5,433 |
| 2021 | $118K | $101K | $87K | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $35K | $60K | $55K | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $134K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$332K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jenny Gao (treasuer); Mark Pileggi (director); Amie G Martin (director); Babatunde Moyosore Fafowora (director); Matthew Wong (director); Carolyn Catherine French (director); Yonathan Ghebrekristos (director); Chantal Madray (director); Christopher Thompson (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Skills For Life Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 753516723RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.