The Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119307122RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($65,802,799) as filed with the CRA.
The Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $66.1M in revenue and $65.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from government. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $911K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 769 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $40K in 2024, the largest being $25K to YMCA Alberta Regional Council. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
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Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $66.1M | $65.8M | $57.2M | $555K | $40K | $8.5M |
| 2023 | $62.9M | $64.3M | $56.4M | $386K | — | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $58.1M | $60.9M | $53.7M | $289K | — | $8.6M |
| 2021 | $57.8M | $56.2M | $49.3M | $868K | — | $10.8M |
| 2020 | $51.8M | $56M | $50M | $430K | — | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $40K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $911K from 30 charities:
- YMCA of Northern Alberta Foundation$282K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$154K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$124K
- The Stollery Charitable Foundation$90K
- RBC Foundation$50K
- Melton Foundation$25K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$18K
- The AIMCo Foundation for Financial Education$17K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$9,557
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$9,000
- The Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund$7,500
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$5,000
- The Mancap Foundation$5,000
- Fondation SSQ Inc.$5,000
- Jackie Pennock Family Foundation$5,000
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$5,000
- Northwestern Alberta Foundation$3,010
- Red Deer Food Bank Society$2,596
- Nanaimo Community Foundation$2,000
- Canada Gives$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions769
- Total compensation, all staff$46.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Holli Bjerland (director); Raphael Bohlmann (director); Roberto De Guzman (board vice chair); Michael Donlevy (director); Robyn Eeson (director); Jeremy Herbert (board chair); Sheena Spear (director); Chad Brennand (director); Evelyn Chicoine (board vice chair); Kenneth Glover (board co-chair); Taylor Rolheiser (board vice chair); Jason Vandenberg (board vice chair); Morrel Wax (director); Fraser Murch (director); Kassandra Felix (director); Helena Hawryluk (director); Wendy Hughes (director); Kejina Robinson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119307122RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.