Truth for Teens
Charitable organization · Markham, Ontario · BN 831010871RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($78,249) as filed with the CRA.
Truth for Teens is a charitable organization based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $79K in revenue and $78K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Various speaking engagements at schools churches and other youth oriented events. Topics include causes of gang activity drug addiction and sexual abuse. Bail house and rock program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $79K | $78K | $8,123 | — | — | $30K |
| 2023 | $87K | $103K | — | — | — | $35K |
| 2022 | $79K | $66K | $6,559 | — | — | $100K |
| 2021 | $95K | $86K | $85K | — | — | $30K |
| 2020 | $102K | $93K | $92K | — | — | $18K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Coldwell (secretary); James Doug (board member); Mark Potter (treasurer); Andrew Riley (chairman).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Truth for Teens’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 831010871RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.