The Landing Youth Centre Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 812165827RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($978,414) as filed with the CRA.
The Landing Youth Centre Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $888K in revenue and $978K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $273K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band).
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $9,000 in 2024, the largest being $9,000 to Vancouver Food Runners Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $491K in 2020 to $888K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The Landing Youth Centre is a community hub serving vulnerable youth and their families in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Grandview-Woodland neighborhoods. We provide all-round support programs and services to vulnerable youth and their families. We work to eliminate barriers create safe spaces and empower youth with a sense of stability. Examples of programs and support for vulnerable youth and their families include: tutoring food security clothing swap scholarships & bursaries arts & school supplies success planning grocery support access to fitness equipment and mentorship.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $888K | $978K | — | — | $9,000 | $137K |
| 2023 | $904K | $1.1M | — | — | $24K | $227K |
| 2022 | $572K | $640K | — | — | $20K | $427K |
| 2021 | $351K | $613K | — | — | $19K | $495K |
| 2020 | $491K | $510K | — | — | $63K | $741K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $273K from 11 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$87K
- Canadahelps Canadon$87K
- Jacqui Cohen Family Foundation$25K
- The Giustra Foundation$25K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- Intracorp Canadian Foundation$15K
- ZLC Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,913
- Vancouver Foundation$2,500
- P.A.I.D. Family Foundation$2,250
- Diamond Foundation$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$367K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf (president); Christi Yassin (director); John James Wilson (director); Jordan Trimble (director); Hilary Brooke Johal (director); Shane Maclachlan (treasurer); Darcie Crowe (chief financial officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Landing Youth Centre Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812165827RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.