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Youth Science Canada / Sciences jeunesse Canada

Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·PO BOX 1232 STN MAIN · TRENTON, ON · K8V 5R9·BN 888909645RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

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Cents to cause T1

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not in this filing

Operating overhead T1

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not in this filing

Reserves T1

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not in this filing

Revenue T1

$2.4M

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.

Common questions

How do I donate to Youth Science Canada?

You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.

Is Youth Science Canada a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 888909645RR0001. 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 Youth Science Canada located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1232 STN MAIN, TRENTON, ON, K8V 5R9. Source.

What does Youth Science Canada do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. THE NATIONAL STEM FAIR NETWORK COMPRISES 100 YSC-AFFILIATED REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY THAT WELCOME APPROXIMATELY 25 000 K-12 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. IN 2024 90 REGIONS HELD FAIRS. 2. CANADA-WIDE SCIENCE FAIR (CWSF) BRINGS TOGETHER 400 GRADE 7-12 YOUTH FOR A WEEK OF NETWORKING COMPETITION…" Full program description.

How big is Youth Science Canada?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $2.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

1. THE NATIONAL STEM FAIR NETWORK COMPRISES 100 YSC-AFFILIATED REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY THAT WELCOME APPROXIMATELY 25 000 K-12 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. IN 2024 90 REGIONS HELD FAIRS. 2. CANADA-WIDE SCIENCE FAIR (CWSF) BRINGS TOGETHER 400 GRADE 7-12 YOUTH FOR A WEEK OF NETWORKING COMPETITION AND FUN. CWSF 2024 WAS HELD FROM MAY 26-31 WITH 342 PROJECTS BY 385 ?NALISTS. 3. TEAM CANADA-ISEF TEAM CANADA-MILSET AND TEAM CANADA-EUCYS PROVIDE OUTSTANDING YOUNG CANADIAN SCIENTISTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENCHMARK THEIR PROJECTS AGAINST THE BEST IN THE WORLD. IN 2024 8 FIN… Show more

1. THE NATIONAL STEM FAIR NETWORK COMPRISES 100 YSC-AFFILIATED REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY THAT WELCOME APPROXIMATELY 25 000 K-12 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. IN 2024 90 REGIONS HELD FAIRS. 2. CANADA-WIDE SCIENCE FAIR (CWSF) BRINGS TOGETHER 400 GRADE 7-12 YOUTH FOR A WEEK OF NETWORKING COMPETITION AND FUN. CWSF 2024 WAS HELD FROM MAY 26-31 WITH 342 PROJECTS BY 385 ?NALISTS. 3. TEAM CANADA-ISEF TEAM CANADA-MILSET AND TEAM CANADA-EUCYS PROVIDE OUTSTANDING YOUNG CANADIAN SCIENTISTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENCHMARK THEIR PROJECTS AGAINST THE BEST IN THE WORLD. IN 2024 8 FINALISTS WERE SELECTED TO TEAM CANADA- ISEF. THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE REGENERON INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) HELD IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA FROM MAY 11-17 WINNING 7 AWARDS. TWO STUDENTS REPRESENTED CANADA AT THE 2024 EUROPEAN UNION CONTEST FOR YOUNG SCIENTIST (EUCYS) WINNING SECOND AND THIRD PLACE AWARDS. 4. SMARTER SCIENCE IS A FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE IN K-12 FEATURING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES TO HELP TEACHERS INTRODUCE INQUIRY AND PROJECT-BASED STEM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. 5. MYSTEMSPACE FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING ONLINE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT FOR YOUTH WORKING ON STEM PROJECTS. IN 2024 YSC CONTINUED TO REFINE THE MYSTEMSPACE WEB SITE AND THE YSC PORTAL TO SUPPORT THE REGISTRATION OF YOUTH AT THE ENTRY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS AS WELL AS THE MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL STEM FAIRS AND THE CWSF.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

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Not computable from this filing.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$2.4M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

1%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

9%

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

    1%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    9%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    91%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Similar charities

Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length

  • MAGUIRE, TREVORCHAIRarm's length
  • ELMI, NIKADIRECTORarm's length
  • GUO, LINDADIRECTORarm's length
  • JAYASANKAR, VARSHAVICE CHAIRarm's length
  • PRATT, DAWNDIRECTORarm's length
  • PARSONS, JAMESDIRECTORarm's length
  • LI, HARRYTREASURERarm's length
  • NURSALL, ALANDIRECTORarm's length
  • WHITE, CRAIGSECRETARYarm's length
  • AHMAD, WASIMDIRECTORarm's length
  • SIDHU-BRAR, JAPNASECRETARYarm'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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Youth Science Canada — F2024 filing, finances & board