119045268RR0001 — 0070
Registered — Sainte-anne-de-bellevue, QC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 89/100
Financials: Revenue $2,505,667 · Expenditures $2,137,560
Montréal Youth for Christ is a nearly six-decade-old faith-based youth services organization that delivers a broad spectrum of school-based counselling, after-school programming, and crisis support across the greater Montréal area — a staffing-intensive model that explains its above-average compensation ratio. With an A trust grade, solid revenue growth, and reserves exactly at the peer median, it presents a well-established profile, though circular donation flows with three counterparties and operations in conflict-zone jurisdictions merit closer attention.
Our Verdict: A well-established, financially healthy youth ministry with strong program spending and healthy reserves, though its compensation costs sit above the 75th percentile for its peer group — expected for a counselling-intensive model but worth noting. Donors can give with reasonable confidence that funds support direct youth programming, while keeping an eye on the flagged circular flows with partner charities.