Youth Fusion/Fusion Jeunesse
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
A-
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Low
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
82%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 82 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Youth Fusion/Fusion Jeunesse:
Founded in 2009 in Montreal, Youth Fusion aims to lower high school dropout rates by creating closer links between schools and the community. The charity works with schools, businesses and university graduates to create projects for students in different fields. The projects are typically completed in courses offered for the entire school year. The charity reports it works with 13,000 youth in over 250 schools in rural, urban and Indigenous communities each week. Youth Fusion offers programs in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and France. The charity focuses on three main areas: Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Arts, and Science and Engineering.
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Results and Impact
Impact Rating: Low

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Finances
Youth Fusion has donations of $3.6m in F2020. The charity received $3.0m in government funding, representing 46% of total revenues. Its fundraising and administrative costs together represent 18% of revenues. For every dollar donated, 82 cents go to the cause. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
Youth Fusion has $1.7m in funding reserves. The charity could cover 39% or almost 5 months of annual program costs with current reserves.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Youth Fusion for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on June 21, 2021 by Brenleigh Jebb.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending August
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2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
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Fundraising & admin costs as % of revenues | 17.9% | 15.4% | 14.5% |
Total overhead spending | 17.9% | 15.4% | 14.5% |
Program cost coverage (%) | 38.6% | 10.0% | 29.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
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Donations | 3,566 | 6,233 | 4,306 |
Government funding | 2,983 | 2,706 | 2,334 |
Investment income | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Total revenues | 6,558 | 8,944 | 6,643 |
Program costs | 4,518 | 7,657 | 5,536 |
Fundraising & administrative costs | 1,171 | 1,379 | 965 |
Other costs | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Total spending | 5,695 | 9,041 | 6,505 |
Cash flow from operations | 862 | (97) | 138 |
Capital spending | 50 | 17 | 21 |
Funding reserves | 1,742 | 762 | 1,622 |
Note: Ci reported federal government wage subsidy in government funding affecting total revenues by $735k in F2020.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
1 |
$40k - $80k |
8 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2020
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