Young Adult Cancer Canada

18 Argyle Street, Suite 201
St. John's, NL A1A 1V3
Executive Director: Geoff Eaton
Board Chair: Matthew Follett

Charitable Reg. #:86508 6631 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 2/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

C-

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

n/r

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.

48%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 48 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Young Adult Cancer Canada:

Young Adult Cancer Canada is a 2-star charity. It has a C- Results Reporting grade which is below average. Its overhead spending is 52% which is outside Ci’s reasonable range. The charity’s reserves can cover program costs for one year and five months, within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 2001, Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) supports young adults living with cancer. Over 8,300 young adults are diagnosed with cancer in Canada every year. The charity runs many programs and events including: Retreat Yourself, Survivor Conference, Localife, Support Groups, and online webinars and chatgroups. YACC spent $531k on program costs in the fiscal year ending in July (F2024). The charity did not break down spending by program.

Retreat Yourself offers five-day retreats to places in Canada for young adults with cancer. Activities include hiking, ziplining, and connecting with other cancer patients on the retreat. The retreat took place in Gros Morne, Newfoundland, in F2024. 

The Survivor Conference is the biggest reunion of young adult cancer patients in Canada. The conference provides workshops on topics like cancer related fatigue, finances, and parenting after a cancer diagnosis.

The Localife program funds local activity-based groups in eight cities across Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto, St. John’s, Vancouver, Victoria, and Winnipeg. The program organizes events where adults with cancer can socialize in a casual way.

YACC Support Groups consist of about ten people. They meet weekly for eight weeks to talk about their young adult cancer experience. There are three types of groups: newly diagnosed, post-treatment, and advanced and metastatic. Each week has a specific topic that varies depending on group type. Examples of topics are school and work, mental health, and social life.

YACC has online chatgroups and live webinars. They all share the same goal of connecting adults with cancer to discuss challenges and share successes.

 

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Results and Impact

Ci did not find any quantified outcomes of YACC’s programs. This may not completely represent YACC’s results and impact. 

Young Adult Cancer Canada is not yet rated on impact. This shows as n/r and it does not affect the star rating.

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Finances

Young Adult Cancer Canada follows activity-based costing, a best practice. It received $1.1m in donations and special events, which is 91% of revenue in F2024. YACC got $81k in government funding and $19k in investment income.

The charity spent $531k on its programs, which is 46% of revenue. It ran a surplus of $63k (5% of revenue). YACC spent $350k on fundraising (33% of donations), and spent $215k on admin, which is 19% of revenue (less investment income). For every dollar donated to the charity, 48 cents are available to go to the cause. This is outside Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

YACC has $753k in its reserves (cash and investments). This can cover program costs for one year and five months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Updated on June 5, 2025 by Joshua Leduc.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending July
202420232022
Administrative costs as % of revenues 18.9%30.5%12.6%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 33.3%57.7%22.7%
Total overhead spending 52.2%88.2%35.3%
Program cost coverage (%) 141.8%141.6%209.2%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202420232022
Donations 482,282304,333956,933
Goods in kind 000
Government funding 81,09163,895147,708
Special events 567,924497,218399,693
Investment income 19,07221,8621,773
Other income 8,3894,77320
Total revenues 1,158,758892,0811,506,127
Program costs 530,847558,919492,705
Donated goods exp 000
Administrative costs 215,139265,474190,150
Fundraising costs 349,574462,420307,808
Total spending 1,095,5601,286,813990,663
Cash flow from operations 63,198(394,732)515,464
Capital spending 034035,185
Funding reserves 752,852791,6141,030,963

Note: 1. Ci adjusted for deferred donations which affected donations by $24k in F2024, ($329k) in F2023, and $443k in F2022. 2. Ci included wage subsidy reported below the line. This affected revenue by $4k in F2024, $3k in F2023, and $18k in F2022.  

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 11

Avg. compensation: $66,625

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
3
$40k - $80k
4
< $40k
3

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024

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Charity Contact

Website: www.youngadultcancer.ca
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