YMCA Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119246460RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,568,361) as filed with the CRA.
YMCA Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $19.6M in revenue and $18.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $497K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9.3M in 2020 to $19.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
The YMCA is 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 is committed to ensuring everyone has the essentials needed to learn grow and thrive. Our programs and services reflect community needs and through YMCA 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 | $19.6M | $18.6M | $16.7M | $51K | — | $31.3M |
| 2023 | $19.4M | $16.2M | $14.7M | $30K | — | $28.3M |
| 2022 | $16.5M | $12.7M | $11M | $10K | $0 | $24.4M |
| 2021 | $11.1M | $6.5M | $5.4M | $5,645 | $0 | $25.8M |
| 2020 | $9.3M | $9.7M | $8.7M | $6,394 | $0 | $21.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $497K from 10 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$348K
- The Auxilium Foundation$60K
- The Nusbaum Family Charitable Foundation$27K
- William S. Herron Family Charitable Foundation$25K
- YMCA of Southwestern Ontario$18K
- YMCA of Hamilton/burlington/brantford$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,891
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,127
- YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Inc.$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$5
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
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$4.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Boisvert (director); Dan Clement (director); Sourov De (director); Barbara Jane Grantham (vice-chair); Kwame Julius McKenzie (director); Laurie Lynn Skinner (chair); John Corlett (director); Krista Van Lochem (Tartaglia) (director); Tracey Wallace (vice chair); Gaya Arasaratnam (director); Ryan Brain (director); Amy Nixon (director); Craig Wilson (director); Edward Acuna (director); Kristian Gareau (director); Alyssa Lai (director); Mary Navas (director); Pat White (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from YMCA Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119246460RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.