Youth Centre for Change
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 119109213RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,513,888) as filed with the CRA.
Youth Centre for Change is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $1.5M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The objectives of the Centres are to provide youth support services including family assistance education and residential care. In addition to develop and enhance community awareness of the problems experienced by the aforementioned group and their families. To conduct research and complete studies on the subject of and in the course of assisting the aforementioned group. To provide case work training for students assigned by Universities and College.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $367K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $425K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $569K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | $677K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $714K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $41K from 3 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Shanley (chair); Peter Kennedy (treasurer); Lara Shanley (secretary); Hope Everdeen (director); Janelle Cornish (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Youth Centre for Change’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119109213RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.