636 Kennedy Road
Scarborough, ON M1K 2B3
CEO: Jocelyn Helland
President: Lori Seeton

Charitable Reg. #:12620 7786 RR0001

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 3/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

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

B-

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.

74%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 74 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About YouthLink:

YouthLink is a 3-star rated, financially transparent charity. It has a below average results reporting grade, and its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. YouthLink has $2.0m in reserve funds, which can cover program costs for four months.

Founded in 1914, YouthLink aims to develop the strengths and encourage the wellbeing of the Scarborough and Toronto communities. The charity states that its services reach over 2,600 low income and marginalized youth and their families a year. YouthLink runs five programs, each focusing on a different aspect of community improvement. These are Community Outreach, Parenting and Family Support, Housing and Shelter, Education and Counselling and Psychotherapy.

YouthLink does not disclose how much it spends on each of its programs.

Community Outreach

In F2022, YouthLink ran a survey with 25 youth and 27 service providers. The results found that 50% of the youth surveyed feared mistreatment or discrimination while accessing 2SLGBTQ+ events or support. The charity also reports that while 80% of the service providers said they offer 2SLGBTQ+ specific programming, only 24% engage all their staff in training to build 2SLGBTQ+ competency. YouthLink states that its YAAHA program (Youth Advocating Anti-Homophobia Awareness) served 12 clients in F2022. The Youth Outreach Workers served 104 clients and the School Based Mental Health program served 23 clients.

Parenting and Family Support

YouthLink reports that 16 parents enrolled in the Positive Parenting Program in F2022. The Journey to Zero program provides resources for family strengthening and served 104 clients in F2022.  The Wraparound program works to keep families together and avoid young people going into care. It served 127 clients in F2022.

Housing and Shelter

The charity’s Housing and Shelter program includes medium-term transitional housing and emergency shelter. The charity reports that 146 young people were in emergency shelter in F2022 and 40 were in transitional housing. YouthLink adds that it placed 50 youth into housing.

Education

YouthLink’s Pathways to Education program helps Scarborough youth move from high school to higher education or employment. The charity reports that 283 students were enrolled in Pathways to Education in F2022. It reports 3,916 hours of volunteering and adds that 64 students graduated from the program in June 2022. Youthlink adds that it helped 53 youth start job training and helped enrol 44 youth in educational programs.

Counselling and Psychotherapy

The charity states that it provided 5,588 hours of counselling in F2022, in ten languages. Its total intake was 1,697 clients. Its What’s Up Walk-In program provides free counselling services for people under 24 years of age. This program served 670 clients and had 1,225 walk-in contacts. The charity also helped 109 clients with ongoing counselling.

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Results and Impact

In F2022, Youthlink reports that it helped 46 young people start employment. It states that 73% of Pathways to Education graduates are moving on to post-secondary education or training. The charity adds that of the 16 parents enrolled in the Positive Parenting Program, 80% report a decreased authoritarian parenting style, 70% report decreased stress and 60% report decreased depression and anxiety.

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of YouthLink’s results.

This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).

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Finances

In F2022, YouthLink received $2.8m in donations and $4.8m in government funding, representing 62% of total revenue. Administrative costs are 17% of revenue (excluding investment income), and fundraising costs are 9% of donations. This means that for every dollar donated, 74 cents are available for programs. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

Youthlink has $2.0m in reserve funds, which can cover program costs for four months, showing a need for funding.

Ci has sent this profile update to YouthLink for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated June 21, 2023 by Victoria Allder.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202220212020
Administrative costs as % of revenues 17.0%14.6%16.9%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 9.0%5.9%7.8%
Total overhead spending 25.9%20.6%24.6%
Program cost coverage (%) 33.9%24.4%9.0%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202220212020
Donations 2,8352,8443,140
Government funding 4,8144,8844,330
Business activities (net) 2222304
Investment income 5431
Other income 1006665
Total revenues 7,7568,0207,870
Program costs 5,9346,2125,754
Administrative costs 1,3141,1741,321
Fundraising costs 255168244
Total spending 7,5037,5547,319
Cash flow from operations 254466550
Capital spending (218)(590)1,960
Funding reserves 2,0121,517537

Note: YouthLink’s audited financial statements do not disclose activity-based costing, namely how much is spent on programs, management/admin, and fundraising. Ci has used the information provided in YouthLink's T3010 filings with the CRA to report expenses. This information is not independently verified. Ci adjusted for deferred donations. This affected non-government donations by $126k in F2022, $97k in F2021 and $42k in F2020. It affected government funding by ($154k) in F2022, $197k in F2021 and $31k in F2020. Ci did not include amortization of deferred capital contributions in revenues, affecting revenues by ($560k) in F2022, ($510k) in F2021 and ($475k) in F2020.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 58

Avg. compensation: $69,298

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
1
$80k - $120k
5
$40k - $80k
4
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.youthlink.ca
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