youthLEADarts Inc.

Name

youthLEADarts Inc.

Legal name

youthLEADarts Inc.

Website

https://www.youthleadarts.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Arts Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAHAC

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGADAI

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGADAJ

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Youth arts education
• Arts-based leadership
• Community arts programs
• Youth empowerment programs
• Arts education nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization is a registered Canadian charity (Charitable No: 76259 4307 RR0001) that relies on donations from individuals and organizations to fund programs. The website prominently features 'Make a Donation' and 'Invest in Youth' calls to action.
2. Grants: youthLEADarts receives grants from foundations including Huronia Community Foundation ($11,200 from Heart of Georgian Bay Community Forward Fund), Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia ($10,000 Free to Play grant), and other community foundations and government funds.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

youthLEADarts Inc. delivers arts-based leadership programs for vulnerable Canadian youth using the LEAD values framework (Listen, Empathize, Act, Drive). Programs are delivered in-person and virtually through partnerships with schools, community centers, and municipal summer recreation programs across five Canadian regions (BC, NWT, ON, QC, NS), and cover visual arts, photography, poetry, drama, Indigenous cultural teachings, environmental stewardship, and social justice. All programs are offered free of charge to youth participants and funded through donations and grants.

Product overview

youthLEADarts Inc. is a Canadian national arts-based education nonprofit that operates across five regions (BC, ON, QC, NS, and NWT). The organization offers a unified program framework called LEAD (Listen. Empathize. Act. Drive.), which encompasses school programs adaptable from one to five days covering Environmental Stewardship and Social Justice themes; After-School Community Programs including Youth Leadership Circles, National Youth Leadership Club, Teen Mentors Apprenticeship, and Youth Arts Club; and Summer Programs featuring Arts, Bytes in Time (Museum Projects), Culinary Creating, and Sports and Recreation. The organization delivers programming through regional partnerships with schools (Britannia Elementary, Xpey' School), community centers (Lismore, Little Harbour), and summer recreation programs. All offerings are built on the LEAD values framework designed to empower vulnerable youth with confidence, creativity, employable skills, and leadership capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LEAD School Programs Arts-based education workshops delivered on-site at partner elementary schools for grades 4-7. Programs are adaptable from 1-5 days in length and cover visual arts, photography, poetry, drama, Indigenous cultural teachings, environmental stewardship, and social justice themes. Designed for schools serving vulnerable or inner-city students who need engaging arts-based leadership programming.
• LEAD After-School Community Programs Bundle of after-school community programs delivered through community centers and partner organizations. Includes monthly Youth LEADership Circle, National Youth LEADership Club, Teen Mentors Apprenticeship, Youth Volunteer and Entrepreneur Skills Training, and Youth Arts Club. Targeted at youth seeking continued leadership development outside school hours.
• LEAD Summer Programs Summer programming featuring Arts, Bytes in Time (Museum Projects), Culinary Creating, and Sports and Recreation. Delivered through municipal summer recreation partnerships including Pictou County and Lismore Hall, serving rural and underserved youth during summer months.
• Lismore Program Arts-based youth leadership programming in Lismore, Nova Scotia, including summer recreation, shadow puppetry, crochet workshops, and community events. Delivered in partnership with Lismore Hall and the Municipality of Pictou County.
• Britannia Community School Program Ongoing partnership with Britannia Elementary in Vancouver's East Side, featuring photography, poetry, self-portraits, and spoken word video projects. Week-long LEAD programs for grade 6/7 students.
• Xpey' School Program Partnership with Xpey' Elementary School in Vancouver, an Indigenous Focus Choice School, delivering arts and leadership workshops including mandala building, poetry writing, and ancestral teachings for grade 4/5 and 6/7 students.
• Save the Atlantic Right Whale Doodle Art Workshop Environmental art workshop teaching youth about Atlantic Right Whale conservation through doodle art. Delivered online for homeschooled students from Quebec and in-person for other audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Youth who previously did not show up for class began attending; youth who did not complete assignments took extra work home to complete
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fairmont HotelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with youthLEADarts students for fundraising dinner at Waterfront Hotel where youth trained and served in all capacities as waiters, greeters, chefs, and event coordinators.
• EastCutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor that led birdhouse making workshop teaching youth about trades, construction, and woodworking skills. Partnered for sessions in Little Harbour and Lismore.
• Municipality of Pictou County Summer RecreationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for summer recreation programs in Lismore, Nova Scotia. Shelley MacDonald partners with the municipality to bring youthLEADarts to rural communities.
• Lismore HallcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey community partner location for youthLEADarts programs in rural Nova Scotia. Hosts summer recreation programs and monthly youth meetings.
• Vancouver Public Library (Britannia Branch)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided gallery space for student photography and poetry exhibition 'An East Side Story'.
• Britannia Community CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for youthLEADarts programs and exhibitions, working with Vancouver School Board's Indigenous Education Department.
• LOVE OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnti-bullying organization partnered with youth Zora and Ravi White for 'United Against Bullying' dance event.
• Creative Pictou CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for arts show at Museum of Industry featuring youth artwork, photography, and interactive creation station.
• Waterfront HotelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted fundraising dinner where youthLEADarts youth gained hospitality experience while raising funds for class exchange trip.
• Vancouver School Board Indigenous Education DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides support and collaboration for Indigenous cultural teachings integrated into youthLEADarts programs across Vancouver schools.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• DAREarts: Canadian arts-based youth leadership nonprofit founded by Marilyn Field, the same founder of youthLEADarts. Closely comparable mission, methodology, and youth leadership focus; youthLEADarts is effectively a successor/parallel organization.
• Ever Active Schools: Alberta-based nonprofit delivering school-based programs that combine physical activity, arts, and wellness to support youth development. Comparable in delivering structured, school-embedded programming for Canadian youth.
• MASC (Multicultural Association for Schools and Culture): Canadian nonprofit bringing artists and cultural educators into schools to deliver arts-based learning experiences. Comparable in direct school-partnership arts education programming for youth.

Broad incumbents

• Arts Umbrella: Long-standing Vancouver-based arts education nonprofit serving youth with classes, workshops, and performances. Operates at broader scale than youthLEADarts and shares the arts-education-for-youth mission, though without youthLEADarts' leadership framework.
• Right To Play: International nonprofit using play and sport to empower vulnerable children — comparable in serving vulnerable youth through structured programs, though operating globally and at much larger scale with a different modality.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada: National youth development organization providing after-school and summer programming including arts and leadership. Comparable in serving vulnerable youth across multiple Canadian regions with structured programs.
• Pathways to Education Canada: National nonprofit supporting youth from low-income communities to graduate high school and transition to post-secondary. Comparable in target population (vulnerable Canadian youth) and community-based delivery model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada: National mentoring organization serving youth facing adversity. Comparable in mission to support vulnerable youth through mentorship relationships, though the modality is 1:1 mentoring rather than arts-based group programming.

Regional players

• Aboriginal Tourism BC / Indigenous Arts Organizations: Indigenous-led organization promoting Indigenous arts and culture in British Columbia. Comparable in supporting Indigenous cultural transmission through arts, sharing youthLEADarts' reconciliation focus though without direct youth leadership programming.

Emerging players

• TakingITGlobal: Canadian-founded global youth engagement organization focused on social justice, leadership, and civic participation among youth. Comparable in leadership-development mission and youth-led programming, though more digital/civic focused than arts-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/youthLEADarts
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHOSljPKsyd-85chSzo5OLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/youthLEADarts
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/youthleadarts
• Instagraminstagram.com/youthleadarts/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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