2025 Report to Community

YMCA Calgary's 2025 report covers its work across 6 health and wellness facilities, 6 childcare centres, 2 outdoor camps and 60+ community programme sites. Over 250,000 Calgarians visited the Y in 2025, with 4.6 million total visits. CAD $5m+ in subsidies supported 14,000 children and youth. Revenue for year ended 31 December 2025 was CAD $73.3m. Key highlights include the 25th anniversary of the Indigenous Drum & Dance programme, 4,890 Grade 6 free memberships, and a $3m City Council commitment to a new West District YMCA and Library.

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📋About

Health and fitness membership; licensed childcare (6 child development centres); day and overnight camps (Camp Chief Hector YMCA); youth programmes including esports, Indigenous Drum & Dance (25-year programme), YMCA Achievement Programme for newcomer youth (YMAP), Calgary Flames Grade 6 membership; Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC); community outreach and volunteer programmes

📊Key Metrics

More than 250,000 Calgarians accessed a YMCA in 2025, with over 4.6 million total visits across all branches Key Metric 1
51,000+ children and youth registered in programmes and day camps; 14,000 children and youth received financial assistance to access recreation and camps Key Metric 2
CAD $5 million+ provided in subsidies in 2025, including $1.2m for child and youth financial assistance and $240k for outdoor camp financial assistance Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 4,890 grade 6 students received free 13-month YMCA membership through Calgary Flames Grade 6 programme; 2,085 volunteers contributed 130,605 volunteer hours
  • YMCA Calgary added nearly CAD $64 million to the local economy and created over 1,200 jobs; Alberta saved over CAD $26 million in healthcare costs due to YMCA-supported healthy living
  • Over 1,200 participants in Indigenous Drum & Dance programme in 2025 (25th year); $15.6m pledged of $17m Love, Camp capital campaign goal for Camp Chief Hector YMCA revitalisation

📍Geography

International

2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
2024 Enhanced

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
Key Metric 1
£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
Key Metric 2
32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission
Key Metric 3
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022