We Are Young Association
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 801859927RR0001 · Relief of the Aged
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($390,959) as filed with the CRA.
We Are Young Association is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under relief of the aged. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $418K in revenue and $391K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 41% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $159K.
Compared with 85 seniors' charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $206K in 2020 to $418K in 2024.
In its own words
Granting of unfiled wishes for seniors delivering 'little wishes' small gestures of kindess to seniors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $418K | $391K | $217K | $99K | — | $134K |
| 2023 | — | — | $183K | $75K | — | — |
| 2022 | $276K | $266K | $138K | $77K | — | $82K |
| 2021 | $266K | $251K | $125K | $80K | — | $72K |
| 2020 | $206K | $167K | $111K | $36K | — | $57K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $159K from 14 charities:
- Hewitt Foundation$75K
- Canada Gives$25K
- RBC Foundation$10K
- J and W Murphy Foundation$10K
- The Bert and Shari Frizzell Family Foundation$10K
- Flemming Charitable Foundation$7,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,681
- Walker Wood Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,701
- The Margaret and Douglas Anderson Family Foundation Limited$3,500
- BenefAction Foundation$2,000
- Ward Family Foundation$1,725
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$25
- United Way of Greater Toronto-$230
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$223K
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 We Are Young Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801859927RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.