YMCA of Cape Breton
Publicly funded institution · Sydney, Nova Scotia · BN 107434201RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,585,973) as filed with the CRA.
YMCA of Cape Breton is a charitable organization based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $10M in revenue and $9.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $284K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 98 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.4M in 2020 to $10M in 2024.
In its own words
The ymca of cape breton is a charity dedicated to strengthening the foundations of communities. The ymca does this by nurturing the potential of children teens and young adults; promoting healthy living; and fostering social responsibility. The ymca's focus on inclusiveness and accessibility means we serve people of all ages backgrounds and abilities through all stages of life. Through ymca financial assistance programs the ymca is accessible to all. Our core offering include: childcare camping aquatics health & fitness education employment services volunteer development global initi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10M | $9.6M | $8.8M | $248K | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $8.8M | $8.2M | $7.5M | $167K | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $6.3M | $6.2M | $5.2M | $127K | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $5.2M | $4.7M | $3.6M | $119K | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $5.4M | $1.9M | — | — | — | $9.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $284K from 9 charities:
- The YMCA of Greater Halifax/dartmouth$128K
- United Way of Cape Breton County$48K
- United Way of Cape Breton County$30K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- Weston Family Foundation$20K
- Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia$15K
- The John and Jeanne Eyking Family Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,677
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,800
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions98
- Total compensation, all staff$6.7M
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 YMCA of Cape Breton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107434201RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.