4251 St. Urbain Street
Montreal, QC H2W 1V6
Executive Director: Johanne Saltarelli
Board President: Renzo Fraraccio

Charitable Reg. #:11920 6290 RR0001

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 4/5]

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Most recent Audited financial statements 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.

90%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 90 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Sun Youth/Jeunesse au Soleil:

Sun Youth Organization is a 4-star charity that has an above-average results reporting grade of B+. For every dollar donated, 90 cents are available to go towards the cause. Its reserve funds can cover almost one year and nine months of annual program costs.

Founded in 1979, Sun Youth Organization (Sun Youth) provides emergency services and basic needs to people in need in Montreal. The charity also runs crime prevention programs, sports and activities for youth, and a summer camp. In fiscal 2024 (year ended March), Sun Youth spent $4.5m on its programs and distributed $6.0m in donated goods. The charity runs three main programs: Emergency Services, Community Services, and Camp.

Emergency Services represented 92% of annual program costs in F2024. Sun Youth provides food, medical, financial, and material assistance to those in need. In F2024, Sun Youth Organization distributed $6.6m worth of food. The charity also harvested 1,400 pounds of vegetables and did 9,085 food deliveries. In F2024, Sun Youth distributed $205k of ne clothing to 1,585 people and helped 788 fire victims. In F2024, Sun Youth reported helping a total of 95,894 people.

Community Services represented 7% of annual program costs in F2024. Sun Youth runs after-school programs and day camps to help youth develop new talents and socialization skills. In F2024, 581 children participated in the sports recreation program, a 40% increase. The boys’ basketball team also won two championships in F2024.

Camp represented the remaining 1% of annual program costs in F2024. IN F2024, Sun Youth reported having over 100 day campers.

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Results and Impact

In F2024, Sun Youth Organization distributed $6,552,184 worth of food.

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Sun Youth’s results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).

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Finances

Sun Youth Organization is partially financially transparent. While it does have its most recent financial statements on its website, it does not have the affiliated foundation’s statements. Ci had to consolidate the statements using the charity’s T3010 filing with the CRA.

Sun Youth Organization’s financial statements follow line-item costing, meaning it does not clearly disclose which expenses relate to programming, administrative, and fundraising activities. This is not a best practice.

In F2024, Sun Youth received $5.6m in donations and special events revenue, up 22% from the $4.6m received in F2023. Sun Youth also received $870k in government funding. Administrative costs are 4% of total revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 7% of total donations. For every dollar donated, 90 cents are available to go towards the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. In F2024, Sun Youth spent $4.5m on its programs which is 31% of total revenues (excluding donated goods). In F2024, Sun Youth received $6.9m in donated goods.

In F2024, Sun Youth had $8.0m in its reserve funds. This is enough to cover almost one year and nine months of annual program costs.

Profile updated on July 10, 2025, by Abby Stout.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202420232022
Administrative costs as % of revenues 3.7%4.1%4.7%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 6.8%8.2%8.2%
Total overhead spending 10.5%12.4%12.8%
Program cost coverage (%) 175.0%23.7%(36.4%)

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202420232022
Donations 5,2374,1824,438
Goods in kind 6,0056,8705,619
Government funding 870885939
Fees for service 15910851
Special events 355388250
Investment income 5071213
Other income 7,2932,5931,987
Total revenues 20,42715,14713,288
Program costs 4,5404,1574,745
Donated goods exp 6,0056,8705,619
Administrative costs 729620624
Fundraising costs 381377382
Other costs 410280148
Total spending 12,06512,30411,519
Cash flow from operations 8,3622,8431,769
Capital spending 1,387173414
Funding reserves 7,946985(1,728)

Note: CONSOLIDATION: Ci consolidated the operating charity and the foundation’s audited financial statements. This removed transfers of revenue and expenses by ($1.0m) in F2022. DEFERRED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci adjusted for the change in deferred capital contributions affecting total revenues by $959k in F2024, $42k in F2023, and $1.3m in F2022. OTHER DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci adjusted for other deferred contributions affecting total revenues by $6.0m in F2024, $2.2m in F2023, and $349k in F2022.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 45

Avg. compensation: $46,397

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
2
$80k - $120k
1
$40k - $80k
7
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: sunyouth.org
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