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Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie

Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie is a Canadian public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $544,000 a year, mostly to human services, health and community development organizations in Ontario and British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $544,000 a year. The most recent was 2022, at about $503,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 1,052 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $1,250 and the largest was about $5,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 708 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included COVENANT HOUSE TORONTO, THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE SALVATION ARMY IN CANADA/CONSEIL DE DIRECTION DE L'ARMÉE DU SALUT DU CANADA and SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE OF EDMONTON.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (50%), health (17%) and community development (16%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Ontario (59%), British Columbia (19%) and Alberta (10%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “YPI Canada is an innovative public foundation and world leader in youth-led participatory grant-making. We offer an inclusive, fully-resourced, and equity-focused youth civic education project that takes place in high schools across Canada.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.goypi.org/. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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