Youth With A Mission Vancouver
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements available only through official request for information from Charities Directorate.
C-
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.
97%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 97 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Youth With A Mission Vancouver:
Youth With a Mission (BC) Society is a 1-star charity with Low demonstrated impact. It has a results reporting grade of C- which is below average. For every dollar donated, 97 cents are available to go towards the cause. Its reserve funds can cover two months of annual program costs.
Founded in 1972, Youth With a Mission (BC) Society is a Christian charity that engages youth in ministry and outreach programs. Its common name is Youth With a Mission Vancouver (YWAM Vancouver) and it is a branch of YWAM Canada and YWAM International. YWAM is a global Christian movement that works in over 180 countries. YWAM runs three programs: Local Ministries, Training, and Mission Trips. In 2022, YWAM Vancouver spent $14.2m on its programs and grants. The charity did not provide a program breakdown for this spending.
Local Ministries: YWAM Vancouver’s local ministries work focuses on spreading the Gospel through various activities. This includes Bible Effect, Mission Adventures, Business as a Mission, Pamela’s Little Promises, and Member Care. In 2023, Bible Effect’s resources got more than 800,000 views. Member Care ran 281 spiritual direction sessions and 531 coaching and debriefing sessions.
Training: YWAM Vancouver has three training programs: Snowboarders + Skiers (SDTS), Kingdom Justice (KJDTS), and Discipleship Bible School. In 2023, YWAM Vancouver had the opportunity to disciple 12 students in its SDTS and KJDTS programs.
Mission Trips: Through YWAM Vancouver’s mission trips, people can go on short-term , two-week mission trips to distribute food, build homes, dig wells, teach English, and spread evangelism. In 2022, a team of 14 went on a mission to Thailand and Cambodia.
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Results and Impact
Ci found that YWAM Vancouver had many stories but no quantified data on its results. This may not be a complete representation of Youth With a Mission (BC) Society’s results and impact.
Charity intelligence has given YWAM Vancouver a Low impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar.
Impact Rating: Low
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Finances
Youth With a Mission (BC) Society is not financially transparent. This profile is based on the 2022 financial statements provided by the CRA.
In 2022 YWAM Vancouver received $14.5m in domestic donations and $582k in international donations. Administrative costs are 3% of revenues (less investment income) and reported fundraising costs are 0% of donations. For every dollar donated, 97 cents are available to go towards the cause. This is outside of Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. In 2022, YWAM Vancouver spent $14.2m on its programs which represents 93% of total revenues.
In 2022, Youth With a Mission (BC) Society had $2.6m in its reserve funds. These reserve funds can cover two months of annual program costs and granting.
Profile updated on July 31, 2024 by Abby Stout.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total overhead spending | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 18.2% | 12.2% | 13.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 14,493 | 15,319 | 14,997 |
| International donations | 582 | 325 | 297 |
| Fees for service | 202 | 147 | 122 |
| Business activities (net) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Investment income | 28 | 0 | (20) |
| Total revenues | 15,317 | 15,790 | 15,396 |
| Program costs - International | 9,593 | 10,793 | 13,379 |
| Program costs - Canada | 4,603 | 5,296 | 488 |
| Grants | 26 | 93 | 131 |
| Administrative costs | 394 | 286 | 152 |
| Fundraising costs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other costs | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Total spending | 14,637 | 16,489 | 14,172 |
| Cash flow from operations | 680 | (700) | 1,225 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 2,593 | 1,977 | 1,866 |
Note: DEFERRED REVENUE: To report on a cash-basis, Ci adjusted for deferred revenue. This affected total revenues by $569k in 2022, ($330k) in 2021, and $624k in 2020. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: Ci adjusted for the change in amounts due to related parties. This affected total expenses by ($92k) in 2022, ($73k) in 2021, and ($8k) in 2020. CRA FILING: Charity Intelligence used the operating charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA to obtain international donations, international program spending, as well as grants to qualified donees. FOUNDATION: Ci included some revenue and expense items from the associated foundation’s T3010 filing with the CRA. This included international donations, bank charges, interest, and professional fees.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
0 |
$40k - $80k |
2 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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