Youth Challenge International
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119069078RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,390,941) as filed with the CRA.
Youth Challenge International is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $4.5M in revenue and $4.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Yci delivers creative market-ready solutions that catapult youth in canada and globally to succeed and prosper. Yci's international programs contribute towards sustainable youth livelihoods. Herstart innovate the future is an 8 year program that provides fellowship for young canadians while supporting 10 000 young women in gaining the skills they need to start or grow a social enterprise in ghana uganda and tanzania. In canada the climate futures lab builds on yci's innovate my future with implementation in calgary and halifax engaging 100 youth in creating local climate action projects …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5M | $4.4M | $3.9M | — | — | $782K |
| 2023 | $5M | $4.8M | $4.4M | — | — | $675K |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $4M | $3.7M | — | — | $530K |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2M | — | — | $442K |
| 2020 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $4.6M | — | — | $479K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$905K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Newland (chair); Kevin Thomason (secretary); Priya Paul (treasurer); Katherine Arblaster (director); Erin Kim (director); Ossana Ber (director); Bryan Cox (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Youth Challenge International’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119069078RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.