The Lethbridge Young Men's Christian Association
Charitable organization · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 119242030RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,380,170) as filed with the CRA.
The Lethbridge Young Men's Christian Association is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12M in revenue and $11.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 113 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $8,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to YMCA Alberta Regional Council. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7.3M in 2020 to $12M in 2024.
In its own words
We are a charity dedicated to building healthy communities by fostering a sense of belonging for all. By creating safe and welcoming spaces that serve people of all ages background and abilities the lethbridge young men's christian association is committed to ensuring everyone has the essentials needed to learn grow and thrive. Our programs and services reflect community needs and through ymca financial assistance programs are accessible to all regardless of income level. Our core offerings include childcare youth engagement day camps health fitness and aquatics
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12M | $11.4M | $9.8M | $224K | $8,000 | $3.6M |
| 2023 | $11.8M | $11.4M | $10M | $159K | $11K | $3M |
| 2022 | $9.8M | $9.5M | $8.2M | $115K | $8,000 | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $6.9M | $6.4M | $5.3M | $67K | $40K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $7.3M | $6.1M | $5.1M | $36K | $6,000 | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,000 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $13K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions113
- Total compensation, all staff$8.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lethbridge Young Men's Christian Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119242030RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.