Toronto City Mission is a 3-star charity with Fair demonstrated impact. It is financially transparent and has overhead spending within Ci’s reasonable range, but it has a below-average results reporting grade.

Founded in 1879, Toronto City Mission (TCM) is a Christian charity working to bring hope to children and families impacted by poverty in Toronto. The charity works in Kingston-Galloway, Jesse Ketchum, and Flemingdon Park neighborhoods. TCM provides tutoring, mentorship and leadership programs for youth and day camps for children affected by poverty. It runs five main programs: Kids in Community, EPIC, Youth Extreme, Sonshine Day Camp, and Teens Leading Communities. The charity does not provide a spending breakdown of its program.

Kids in Community is an after-school program designed for kids in grades 1 to 6 to spend time in a safe environment and engage in positive activities such as games, sports, snacks, Bible teachings and crafts. In F2022, the charity reported serving 45 kids in this program.

EPIC (Education Provided in Community) is an after-school tutoring program. It paired each child with a volunteer tutor to support their learning and a Christ-centered mindset. In F2022, 14 children participated in the program.

Youth Extreme provides high school and middle school students with a safe and positive environment to build healthy relationships and learn healthy conflict resolution. Eight youths participated in the program in F2022.

Sonshine Day Camp runs during March break and for seven weeks during the summer. It gives kids a safe environment to develop their faith, gain interpersonal skills, and have fun. In F2022, 46 kids joined the camp.

TCM’s Teens Leading Communities program trains young people to be leaders who give back to their communities. Youth are trained throughout the year as they volunteer at Kids in Community and Sonshine Day Camp.

In F2022, Toronto City Mission had donations and special events revenue of $536k. Administrative costs are 19% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 13% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 32%. For every dollar donated, 68 cents go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.  

TCM has $1.5m in reserve funds, of which $25k is donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity could cover 4.9 years of its program costs with its reserves. 

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Toronto City Mission for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on August 16, 2023 by Krystie Nguyen.