YOUNG LIFE OF CANADA
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·9440-202ND ST. UNIT 120 · LANGLEY, BC · V1M 4A6·BN 119306918RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
88¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
12%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$15.8M
Charity Intelligence ★★ D+ · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Young Life of Canada?
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Is Young Life of Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119306918RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Young Life of Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 9440-202ND ST. UNIT 120, LANGLEY, BC, V1M 4A6. Source.
What does Young Life of Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CONDUCTED TEEN EVANGELISM PROGRAMS THROUGH WEEKLY SENIOR AND JUNIOR TEEN CLUBS AND SKATEBOARD CLUBS. CONDUCTED EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING THROUGH WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY AND YEAR-ROUND CAMPS." Full program description.
How much of Young Life of Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Young Life of Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $15.8M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
CONDUCTED TEEN EVANGELISM PROGRAMS THROUGH WEEKLY SENIOR AND JUNIOR TEEN CLUBS AND SKATEBOARD CLUBS. CONDUCTED EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING THROUGH WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY AND YEAR-ROUND CAMPS.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
88¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 88¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
12%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$15.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)39%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
39%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
61%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $11.5M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $10.9M | 86¢ | 14% | 0 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $11.2M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.1 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $12.6M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $14.6M | 86¢ | 14% | 0 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $15.8M | 88¢ | 12% | 0 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceD+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceLow
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- BURNHAM, WENDYDIRECTORarm's length
- ELHARD, WARDCHAIRMANarm's length
- FERGUSON, JOHN-MARKVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- FITCH, GERALDINEDIRECTORarm's length
- GOERTZ, JAMES IDIRECTORarm's length
- GARTNER, JANETDIRECTORarm's length
- JAMES, LORETTADIRECTORarm's length
- KETELAARS, REBECCADIRECTORarm's length
- LING, RASSAMEEDIRECTORarm's length
- MACKENZIE, ALANDIRECTORarm's length
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- STEVENSON, RONALD HDIRECTORarm's length
- THORFINNSON, MIKEDIRECTORarm's length
- VAMVAKAS, NANCYDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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