Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
B+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
69%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 69 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland:
Founded in 1960, Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland (Big Sisters) connects volunteer mentors with Canadian youth. Big Sisters works with kids who face challenges such as isolation, violence, and substance abuse, among others. Unaddressed, these conditions can lead to poverty, crime, and mental illness. Through mentorship, Big Sisters aims to reduce and avoid these risks and improve a child's chance of success. Big Sisters reports that 54% of its clients come from single-parent homes, 30% report learning or literacy issues, and 87% come from low-income families.
Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland runs three mentorship programs: Big Sisters Program, Study Buddy Program, and Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Program. Big Sisters Program pairs a mentor with a Little who is facing challenges in their life. Through an ongoing relationship, supported by experienced caseworkers, a mentor acts as a role model and friend to a young female, transgender, or non-binary child. The Study Buddy Program is a weekly one-on-one tutoring session that aims to improve academic performance. The Go Girls! Program is a group mentoring program for cohorts of 8-10 children that builds self-esteem and promotes an active lifestyle and balanced eating. In F2020, Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland served 595 youth across its three mentorship programs but no breakdown by program is provided.
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Results and Impact
Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland reports that 90% of mentees in the Big Sister Program are more confident, 88% of Study Buddies improved their grades, and 93% of Go Girls! feel better about their self-esteem. Of those mentored, 41% are more likely to hold senior leadership positions and 17% are more likely to be employed.
The charity reports that for every $1 invested in the charity, $23 is returned to society.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland’s results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
Big Sisters received donations and special events revenue of $1.8m in F2020. It received government funding of $721k in F2020. Administrative costs are 14% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 17% of donations. Total overhead spending is 31%. For every dollar donated, 69 cents go to the cause which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
Big Sisters has funding reserves of $2.1m which can cover one year and eight months of annual program spending.
Ci has sent this profile update to Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Created August 10, 2021, by Shira Wine.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
|
2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 13.9% | 16.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 17.4% | 28.9% | 20.6% |
| Total overhead spending | 31.2% | 44.9% | 34.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 170.0% | 116.1% | 114.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 579,771 | 594,397 | 706,592 |
| Government funding | 720,614 | 245,465 | 173,000 |
| Special events | 1,229,317 | 1,173,675 | 865,398 |
| Investment income | 12,383 | 11,682 | 10,354 |
| Total revenues | 2,542,085 | 2,025,219 | 1,755,344 |
| Program costs | 1,220,058 | 1,130,331 | 980,923 |
| Grants | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| Administrative costs | 350,802 | 322,788 | 238,376 |
| Fundraising costs | 314,321 | 510,997 | 323,506 |
| Total spending | 1,885,181 | 1,964,367 | 1,542,804 |
| Cash flow from operations | 656,904 | 60,852 | 212,540 |
| Capital spending | 106,789 | 9,213 | 24,693 |
| Funding reserves | 2,073,793 | 1,312,480 | 1,120,164 |
Note: Ci reported program, administrative, and fundraising costs from the charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA. Ci removed amortization on a pro-rata basis.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
2 |
$80k - $120k |
1 |
$40k - $80k |
7 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2020
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Comments & Contact
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Charity Contact
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