The Young Men's Christian Association of Brandon
Charitable organization · Brandon, Manitoba · BN 119307106RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,129,047) as filed with the CRA.
The Young Men's Christian Association of Brandon is a charitable organization based in Brandon, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $11.1M in revenue and $10.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from government. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $360K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 129 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.3M in 2020 to $11.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We are a charity dedicated to strengthening the founds of communities. We do this by nuturing the potential of children teens and young adults; promoting healthy living; and fostering social responsibility. Our focus on inclusiveness and accessibility means we serve people of all ages backgrounds and abilities through all stages of life. Through ymca assistance programs the ymca is accessible to all. Our core offerings include: child care day camping aquatics health & fitness education volunteer development and opportunities to give.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.1M | $10.1M | $8.8M | $50K | — | $19.6M |
| 2023 | $9.3M | $8.6M | $7.6M | $86K | — | $5.4M |
| 2022 | $7.6M | $7.3M | $6.4M | $43K | — | $4.7M |
| 2021 | $7.3M | $6.1M | $5.3M | $32K | — | $4.4M |
| 2020 | $6.3M | $5.5M | $5M | $34K | — | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $360K from 10 charities:
- The Brandon Area Community Foundation Inc.$207K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- United Way Of Brandon & District Inc.$11K
- United Way Of Brandon & District Inc.$10K
- The Cardinal Foundation$10K
- The Cardinal Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,750
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,696
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions129
- Total compensation, all staff$7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jillian Decosse (chair); Kelly Scott (vice chair); Chris Bromley (board director); Jill Giesbrecht (board director); Steve McMillan (board director); Treena Slate (board director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Young Men's Christian Association of Brandon’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119307106RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.