Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary is a three-star financially transparent charity that has reasonable overhead spending and a reasonably sized reserve fund. It has a C+ results reporting score, which is below average. For every dollar donated, 82 cents are available to go to the cause.

Founded in 1910, Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary (YWCA Calgary) helps women and families both flee and recover from domestic violence. The charity accomplishes this by offering comprehensive support across its programs.

YWCA Calgary’s programs include Shelter & Housing, Domestic Violence & Crisis, Parenting Supports, Language & Economic Prosperity, and Counselling. The charity spent $17.2m on its programs in the fiscal year ending in March 2024 (F2024). It did not provide a program spending breakdown in either its latest annual report or audited financial statements at the time of this update.

Shelter & Housing include the charity’s YW Taylor Family Home, YW Crisis Shelter, and other facilities that house those in need. In F2024, 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 street outreach teams connected with over 4,000 people in F2024.

Domestic Violence & Crisis include the charity’s 24/7 crisis line. Its crisis line team processed 22,630 calls during F2024 (62 daily). 

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 F2024. The charity additionally taught relationship building skills to 900 youths during F2024.

Language & Economic Prosperity includes English language skills classes for Canadian newcomers. In F2024, YWCA Calgary improved the language skills of over 250 children.

Counselling includes both adult and family sessions for the charity’s clients. In F2024, the charity improved the mental wellbeing of over 2,200 people.

Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary received $11.9m worth of cash donations and $18.6m worth of government funding during F2024. Administrative costs are 4% of total revenue less investment income and fundraising costs are 14% of donations. This results in 18% total overhead spending. For every dollar donated, 82 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 $30.0m worth of net reserve funds (cash and investments). This covers 174% or around one year and nine months of its annual program spending. 

In F2024, the charity paid external fundraisers $108k. These fundraisers raised $695k for a cost of 16 cents to raise one dollar.

Profile updated by Julian Dranitsaris on February 18, 2025. Updates and corrections may be forthcoming.