Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization is 0-star rated charity. It is not financially transparent, has Low demonstrated impact, does not report its program results and its overhead costs are outside Ci's reasonable range.  Due to interest-bearing debt, the charity has negative reserve funds. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence’s report.

Founded in 1991, Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization is a Jewish orthodox charity based in Montreal. As per its CRA filing, Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization (CLYO) provides religious instructions, helps the less fortunate, and provides shelter and food. The charity spent $938k on programs in F2021; however, it does not disclose which programs it operates. CLYO does not have a working website or publicly available information about its programs online. The website link provided by the charity on its T3010 filing is invalid.

CLYO granted $72k in F2021 to other organizations, of which $10k went to the Ufaratsta Jewish Outreach centre.

There is alarmingly little information about Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization online, its programs are unclear and it does not disclose any quantifiable information about its work.

Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization is not financially transparent. Its financial statements are unaudited and are not publicly available.

Financial analysis was based on the most recent notices to reader received from the CRA (F2021 and F2020) which are unaudited and unreviewed. Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization had total donations of $1.3m in F2021. When Ci analysis on CLYO began in F2010, and up until F2015, donations were between $6.8m and $7.5m. In F2016, they dropped 81% from $7.5m to $1.4m without indication of potential reasons. Since F2016, donations have remained under $1.5m.

In F2021, administrative costs were 4% of revenues and fundraising costs were less than 1% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 4%. For every dollar donated, 96 cents go to the cause, which is outside of Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. In F2021, the charity had net reserve funds of ($515k), due to mortgages payable of $1.1m and $175k in other interest-bearing debt. Excluding debt, CLYO could cover 78% or nine months of annual program costs with reserves.

The Charities Directorate of Canada recommends every charity with over $250k in donations have audited financial statements. Charity Intelligence strongly recommends that donors seek additional information on this charity prior to donating. 

In F2021, Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization reported it spent a total of $133k in salaries for 6 full-time employees, resulting in an average salary of $22k. As the salary for a full-time worker is typically much higher, these numbers may be incorrect.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Chabad Lubavitch Youth Organization for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 3, 2023 by Victoria Allder.