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Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

YMCA of Greater Toronto's 2024–25 annual impact report covers the work of Canada's largest not-for-profit child care provider operating 500+ locations across the GTA. Total revenue was CAD $366.1m. Highlights include a landmark CAD $10m donation from the Barrett Family Foundation, the opening of the 12th YMCA Centre of Community, groundbreaking on new 2SLGBTQIA+ youth housing, and the rollout of subsidised childcare at $22/day.

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Health and fitness programmes; licensed child care and early learning; camps and outdoor education (YMCA Camp Pine Crest); employment services; immigrant and newcomer services; youth housing and drop-in (Wagner Green YMCA); youth leadership and development including Black Achievers Mentorship Programme

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 2 500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 3 Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025

Key Outcomes

  • Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy
  • Broke ground on new 31-unit supportive housing project for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth; 12th Centre of Community (McDonald Family YMCA) opened July 2025
  • First annual YMCA Connections Snapshot found 74% of Canadians aged 18–34 lack a sense of community; charity operates over 170 years as anchor institution across the GTA

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
63,023 individuals reached: 62,014 children/teens and 1,009 parents/educators
Key Metric 2
162 presenting schools and 20 districts/organisations
Key Metric 3
43 training/outreach sessions; 737 educators/community partners and 266 parents supported
49% of students applied a taught skill in their own lives.