Youth Excellence Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 136277944RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($615,080) as filed with the CRA.
Youth Excellence Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $609K in revenue and $615K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 22% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $235K in 2020 to $609K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The youth excellence society (yes) is a non-denominational charitable organization that provides exceptional leadership training to british columbias youth through the support of the provinces co-operative and credit union movement. Our largest program is our week long summer camps. At these leadership retreats skills training is offered to 14-18 year-olds in the areas of self-awareness co-operation communication global awareness environemental sustainability and leadership. Participants have the opportunity to plan parts of their week and we have everything from cature the flag to am…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $609K | $615K | $615K | — | — | $258K |
| 2023 | $517K | $533K | $533K | — | — | $270K |
| 2022 | $517K | $457K | $272K | — | — | $295K |
| 2021 | $359K | $335K | $335K | — | — | $234K |
| 2020 | $235K | $164K | — | — | — | $175K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 6 charities:
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$215K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Megan Millar (director); Sarah Hyde (president); Balbir Bains (director); Chris Dobrzanski (treasurer); Erin McAvoy (director); Caitlyn Bryant (vice-president); Kelsi Lopatecki Cox (director); Joanne Mackinnon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Youth Excellence Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136277944RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.