The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young Canadians Challenge British Columbia and Yukon Division
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 125906545RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-11-12. Split of total expenditures ($384,125) as filed with the CRA.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young Canadians Challenge British Columbia and Yukon Division is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, 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 November 12, 2021, it reported $350K in revenue and $384K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 59% from government, 19% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,552 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
To contribute to the development of physical and cultural attributes in young canadians between the ages of 14 and 25
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $350K | $384K | $288K | $19K | — | $197K |
| 2020 | $460K | $394K | $295K | $20K | — | $231K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $12K from 2 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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$203K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
David Bird (member); Rashid Fatehali (member); Noordin Karmali (past president); Gerald Pash (member); John Andre Pankiw-Petty (past president); John McNeill (treasurer); Randall Mang (vice president); Glenda Ouellette (president); Jonas Melin (member); Will Slater (secretary); Alamin Pirani (member); Nina Leemhuis (member).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young Canadians Challenge British Columbia and Yukon Division’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125906545RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.