Young Womens Christian Association of Lethbridge & District
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 108227919RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,248,314) as filed with the CRA.
Young Womens Christian Association of Lethbridge & District is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, 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 $3.3M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $145K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 30 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Operates Women's Emergency Shelter Operates Supported Independent Living Programs for Youth Offers Safe Visitation Programs for Families & Children Provides Volunteer Opportunities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $408K | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $4M | $3.9M | — | $54K | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $3.8M | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $3.7M | — | $8,808 | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.9M | $28K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $145K from 13 charities:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada$52K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta$16K
- Community Foundations of Canada$15K
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$6,890
- Abundance Canada$6,728
- Women's Shelters Canada$5,000
- RBC Foundation$2,500
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$2,250
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,002
- Community of Christ Lethbridge Congregation$200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$39
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions30
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charlene Scheffelmair (vp external); Emily Tileman (president); Jill Young (chief executive officer); Catherine Filgas (treasurer); Hannah Scott (vice president/ registrar); Kimberly Manning (director); Cyndi Bester (director); Lisa Togher (director); Blaine Badiuk (director); Ally Keith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Young Womens Christian Association of Lethbridge & District’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108227919RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.