Youth for Christ Association of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 130764020RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,479,766) as filed with the CRA.
Youth for Christ Association of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 28 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $203K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Youth unlimited is a faith based organization that meets youth where they are at. It is about building genuine relationships supporting youth and loving them without judgement through various support programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | — | $512K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $140K | $150 | $663K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $141K | $600 | $750K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $912K | $100K | $600 | $709K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1M | $916K | $10K | $600 | $560K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $203K from 28 charities:
- Centre Street Church$41K
- Abundance Canada$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$10K
- Sunwest Christian Fellowship$8,950
- Shiloh Christian Church of Calgary$8,000
- Meadowbrook Community Church$6,700
- Abundant Life Church Society$6,610
- Redemption Church Calgary North Inc.$5,200
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,975
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,572
- New Covenant Assembly Calgary$3,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,907
- Trinity Bible Church of Canmore$2,900
- Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel$2,600
- Garrington Community Church$2,400
- Grace Bible Church$2,180
- Cenaiko Foundation$2,000
- Link Charity Canada Inc$1,800
- BenefAction Foundation$1,700
- Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference$1,200
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$627
- Toronto Youth for Christ$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$966K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Polk (chairman); Tyson Wiebe (treasurer); Karen Livick (executive director); Joe Friedel (vice-chairman); Jocelyn Simpson (diretor); Luke Schwanke (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Youth for Christ Association of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130764020RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.