1715 – 17 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 5J1
CEO: Sue Tomney
Board Chair: Lara Murphy

Charitable Reg. #:10822 7927 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.

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.

82%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 82 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About YWCA Calgary:

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.

 

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Results and Impact

In F2024, YWCA Calgary reported that of the 31 women and children housed at the charity’s YW Taylor Home, 13 have remained housed for nine months, while three have remained housed for over 12 months.

In F2023, the charity reported that its work had a positive impact on 23,000 people.

Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary also administered a client survey in F2023. These are the results of this survey:

 - 94% feel safer in their relationships

 - 93% feel more hopeful for the future

 - 91% feel they have more support during times of crises

 - 88% have stable housing

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not completely represent Young Women's Christian Association of Calgary’s results and impact.

Ci has not yet rated YWCA on demonstrated impact per dollar spent (n/r). This does not affect its star rating.

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Finances

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.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202420232022
Administrative costs as % of revenues 3.7%3.3%9.0%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 13.8%15.8%18.8%
Total overhead spending 17.6%19.1%27.8%
Program cost coverage (%) 173.6%164.4%200.1%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202420232022
Donations 11,9097,6984,217
Government funding 18,59827,01811,354
Fees for service 3,2122,5381,478
Investment income 1,433673254
Other income 363014
Total revenues 35,18737,95717,317
Program costs 17,20213,74113,334
Administrative costs 1,2601,2331,540
Fundraising costs 1,6481,215791
Total spending 20,11016,18915,665
Cash flow from operations 15,07721,7681,652
Capital spending 9,11218,5164,144
Funding reserves 30,00222,73426,822

Note: 1. LINE-ITEM COSTING: YWCA Calgary follows line-item costing. Accordingly, Ci assigned line items from the charity’s audited statements to program, administrative, and fundraising activities to the best of its ability. 2. GOVERNMENT DEFERRED ADJUSTMENT: YWCA Calgary also uses deferred accounting. Ci adjusted revenue for changes in government deferred revenue to report financial information consistently. This affected total revenue by $1.6m, ($29k), and $306k in F2024, F2023, and F2022, respectively. 3. GAIN ON CAPITAL ASSET DISPOSAL: Ci also adjusted revenue for gains in capital asset disposal. This affected revenues by ($nil), ($925k), and ($nil) in F2024, F2023, and F2022, respectively. 4. LOSS ON CAPITAL ASSETS DISPOSAL: Ci also adjusted expenses for losses in capital asset disposal. This affected expenses by ($2.4k), ($nil), and ($2.1m) in F2024, F2023, and F2022, respectively. 5. DONATIONS RECEIVABLE: Ci also adjusted donations for outstanding grants receivable, affecting revenue by $2.3m, ($7.5m), and ($nil) in F2024, F2023, and F2022, respectively.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 170

Avg. compensation: $83,101

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
1
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
2
$160k - $200k
1
$120k - $160k
3
$80k - $120k
3
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024

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Charity Contact

Website: www.ywcalgary.ca
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