YMCA BC
Publicly funded institution · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 803976075RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($125,943,535) as filed with the CRA.
YMCA BC is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $121.4M in revenue and $125.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 31 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13.4M.
Compared with 115 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 1,536 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $47.3M in 2020 to $121.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
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 backgrounds and abilities the YMCA BC is committed to ensuring everyone has the essentials needed to learn grow and thrive. Our programs and services reflect community needs and through YMCA BC financial assistance programs are accessible to all regardless of income level. Our core offerings include Child Care; Youth Engagement; Camps; Health Fitness and Aquatics; Education and Training; Employment Services; Community …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121.4M | $125.9M | $111.6M | $142K | — | -$3.5M |
| 2023 | $102.4M | $116.1M | $98.3M | $188K | $8M | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $60.9M | $77.2M | $56.4M | $150K | $13.8M | $2M |
| 2021 | $55.9M | $48.8M | $41.8M | $126K | $11K | $20.4M |
| 2020 | $47.3M | $47.9M | $41.4M | $841K | $7,098 | $17.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13.4M from 31 charities:
- YMCA BC Properties Foundation$8.7M
- YMCA BC Foundation$3.5M
- The Highbury Foundation$500K
- Vancouver Foundation$251K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$64K
- Y.P. Heung Foundation$50K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$33K
- DR. Ann Worth Charitable Foundation$32K
- Seedlings Foundation$25K
- Chilliwack Foundation$25K
- Robert H. Lee Foundation$21K
- North Shore Community Resources Society$18K
- The Abercrombie Foundation$15K
- United Way British Columbia$9,852
- YMCA of Southern Interior BC Association$9,555
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$7,855
- Sutherland Foundation Inc$5,000
- Honda Canada Foundation$5,000
- The Victoria Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$5,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,093
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
- Nanaimo Community Foundation$1,000
- West Vancouver Community Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9995 positions
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1,536
- Total compensation, all staff$78M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gavin Hume (director); Greg D'Avignon (chair); Jeanette McPhee (director); Mary Anne Davidson (past chair); Robert Chan-Kent (director); Andre Powell (director); Heidi Worthington (like official - ceo); Jeanine Ball (director); Karl deBruijn (director); Keivan Hirji (director); James Mandigo (director); Melinda McKie (director); Lynn Pelletier (director); Megan Stowe (director); Sagar Saxena (director); Angel Chan (like official); Cathy Ulrich (director); Anthony Baena (like official - cfo).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from YMCA BC’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803976075RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.