Young Women's Christian Association of ST Thomas
Publicly funded institution · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 119307403RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,084,304) as filed with the CRA.
Young Women's Christian Association of ST Thomas is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, 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 $5.1M in revenue and $5.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 51% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $393K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 30 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.3M in 2020 to $5.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Ongoing programs Settlement Services for Newcomers Language Instruction Classes for Newcomers Childcare Aquatics Programs Youth Leadership and Safety Programs Affordable and Supportive housing Employment Programs Poverty Intervention Programs Food security Skills Training and Upgrading Life Stabilization Programs for youth Homelessness Prevention Housing Supports and Life Stabilization Supports for women fleeing violence
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.1M | $5.1M | $4.7M | $26K | — | $436K |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $4.1M | $3.9M | $8,814 | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.3M | $6,430 | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $10K | — | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M | $19K | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $393K from 17 charities:
- United Way Simcoe Muskoka$100K
- United Way Elgin Middlesex$80K
- Elgin Community Mental Health Foundation$72K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$69K
- London Community Foundation$28K
- Fellowship Christian Reformed Church of ST. Thomas$22K
- Family & Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin$10K
- Don and Hazel Williams Foundation$4,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,545
- The Lawson Foundation$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- ST. Paul's United Church$600
- University Women's Club St. Thomas Community Engagement Fund$500
- ST John's United Church$500
- Faith Baptist Church of St. Thomas$500
- First Yarmouth Baptist Church$50
- Destination Christian Reformed Church Inc.—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99923 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions30
- Total compensation, all staff$3.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Helen Button (vice chair); Maria Fiallos (treasurer); Lindsay Rice (executive director); Natalie Huston (secretary); Alicia Connolly (board member); Heather Stillitano (board member); Surbhi Chaturvedi (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Young Women's Christian Association of ST Thomas’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119307403RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.