Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary is a three-star financially transparent charity that has reasonable overhead and reserve funds. It has a C+ results reporting score, which is below average. For every dollar donated, 79 cents are available to go to the cause.

Founded in 1910, Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary (YWCA Calgary) help women and families both flee domestic violence and recover from previous traumatic lived experiences. The charity accomplishes this by offering comprehensive support: emergency shelter, transitional housing, a domestic violence hotline, childcare, and counselling, and more.

YWCA Calgary’s programs include Shelter & Housing, Domestic Violence & Crisis, Parenting Supports, Language & Economic Prosperity, and Counselling. The charity did not report a program spending breakdown for the $17.2m it spent on its programs for the fiscal year ending in March 2024 (F2024).

Shelter & Housing include the charity’s YW Taylor Family Home, YW Crisis Shelter, and other facilities that house those in need. In F2023, its emergency shelters housed over 750 adults and 1,000 children; its transitional housing facilities housed over 150 adults and 200 children. The charity’s outreach teams also reaching over 4,000 people in F2023.

Domestic Violence & Crisis include the charity’s 24/7 crisis line and domestic violence shelter. Its crisis line team reported 22,630 calls during F2023 (62 daily). YWCA Calgary also provided services to over 2,500 people who previously experienced or are at risk of experiencing domestic violence.

Parenting Supports includes YWCA Calgary’s partnerships with the Calgary Board of Education and other organizations. The charity partnered with 14 organizations and provided childcare support to over 200 youths during F2023. The charity additionally taught relationship building skills to 900 youths during F2023.

Language & Economic Prosperity includes English language skills classes for Canadian newcomers. In F2023, YWCA Calgary improved the language skills of over 250 children.

Counselling includes both adult and family sessions for the charity’s clients. In F2023, the charity improved the mental wellbeing of over 2,200 people.

Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary received $9.6m worth of cash donations during F2024, representing 29% of $32.9m total revenue and a 37% decrease from $15.2m received during F2023. The charity also received $18.6m worth of government funding which is 57% of total revenue.

Administrative costs are 4% of revenues and fundraising costs are 17% of donations. This results in 21% total overhead spending. For every dollar donated, 79 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

The charity spent $17.2m on its programs during F2024. This is a 25% increase from $13.7m spent on programs during F2023.

At the end of F2024, Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary had $16.9m worth of net reserve funds (cash and investments). This covers 98% or around one year of its annual program costs.

In F2024, the charity paid external fundraisers $108k. These fundraisers raised $695k.

Profile updated by Julian Dranitsaris on February 18, 2024. Updates and corrections may be forthcoming.