Young Life of Canada
Charitable organization · Langley, British Columbia · BN 119306918RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($15,378,627) as filed with the CRA.
Young Life of Canada is a charitable organization based in Langley, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $15.8M in revenue and $15.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 125 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4.2M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 98 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $48K in 2024, the largest being $35K to Neighbourhood Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Conducted teen evangelism programs through weekly senior and junior teen clubs and skateboard clubs. Conducted evangelism and discipleship training through weekly bible study and year-round camps.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.8M | $15.4M | $13.4M | $476K | $48K | $35.7M |
| 2023 | $14.6M | $14M | $12M | $639K | $51K | $35.2M |
| 2022 | $12.6M | $12M | $10.5M | $569K | $23K | $34.7M |
| 2021 | $11.2M | $11.4M | $9.9M | $492K | — | $34.1M |
| 2020 | $10.9M | $11.2M | $9.6M | $484K | — | $34.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $48K to 3 qualified donees:
- Neighbourhood Church$35K
- Parkside Church$11K
- North American Indian Mission of Canada$1,200
Received $4.2M from 125 charities:
- True Directions Charitable Foundation$2.3M
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$530K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$153K
- Jericho Foundation$80K
- The Highbury Foundation$75K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$57K
- Compass Point Bible Church$56K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$53K
- Reed Charitable Foundation$50K
- Abundance Canada$50K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$49K
- Young Life of Canada Foundation$46K
- K&MW Charitable Association$42K
- Christian Stewardship Services$40K
- Aqueduct Foundation$40K
- Vamvakas Family Foundation$35K
- The Foundation Office.ca$30K
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$23K
- Elk Lake Baptist Church Association$22K
- Tamara Foundation$20K
- Vancouver Foundation$15K
- The Shewan Foundation$15K
- Clearview Community Church$14K
- Hope for Life Christian Fellowship Calgary$14K
- Rocky Mountain Alliance Church$13K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions98
- Total compensation, all staff$8.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wendy Burnham (director); Ward Elhard (chairman); John-Mark Ferguson (vice-chair); Geraldine Fitch (director); James Goertz (director); Janet Gartner (director); Loretta James (director); Rebecca Ketelaars (director); Rassamee Ling (director); Alan Mackenzie (director); Ronald Stevenson (director); Mike Thorfinnson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Young Life of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119306918RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.