Youth Without Shelter
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
B+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Fair
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.
80%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 80 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Youth Without Shelter:
Youth Without Shelter is a 3-star charity. It has Fair demonstrated impact and an above-average results reporting grade. The charity is financially transparent and has overhead spending within Ci’s reasonable range.
Founded in 1986, Youth Without Shelter (YWS) provides a variety of supports to homeless youth in North Etobicoke, Ontario. YWS states that up to 2,000 youths are homeless on any given night in Toronto. It also states that the longer youth remain homeless, the greater the negative outcomes are. YWS runs seven programs for at-risk youth: Emergency Residential, Stay in School, Housing and After-Care, Educational Outreach, Life Skills, Mental Health, and Employment. Charity Intelligence calculates the charity spent $3.3m on its programs in F2023. YWS does not disclose a breakdown of program spending.
YWS runs two residential programs: Emergency Residential and Stay in School. The Emergency Residential program offers emergency shelter for up to 33 youths each night. The program meets the immediate needs of youth by providing them with counseling, safe shelter, food, new clothing and more. The Stay in School program provides housing for youth dedicated to completing their education. Staff provide guidance and a stable environment for these youth. YWC provided 14,965 safe bed nights and 44,895 healthy meals and snacks in F2023.
YWC also runs a diverse set of non-residential programs that support at-risk youth. The Housing and After-Care program helps youth find and keep permanent housing. YWS had 236 meetings with youth and 341 food bank visits in F2023. The Educational Outreach program delivers workshops that educate the public about youth homelessness. YWS ran 70 workshops and reached 1,391 students in F2023. The Life Skills program provides current and former residents with life skills training such as meal planning, nutrition, financial management and more. The Life Skills program served 72 youths in F2023. The Mental Health program served 57 youths in F2023. The Employment program provides a variety of tools and supports to youth looking to find a job.
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Results and Impact
YWS helped four youths graduate from school through its Stay in School program in F2023.
YWS helped 38 youths find employment in F2023.
YWS helped 28 youths find permanent housing through its Housing and After-Care program in F2023.
This may not be a complete representation of Youth Without Shelter’s results.
Charity Intelligence has given Youth Without Shelter a Fair impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Fair
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Finances
In F2023 Youth Without Shelter received $2.6m in cash donations. The charity received $1.3m in government funding, representing 30% of total revenues.
Administrative costs are 7% of revenues (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 13% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 20%. For every dollar donated, 80 cents are available to go to the cause. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2023 YWC spent $3.3m on its programs excluding donated goods used, which is 90% of its revenue excluding donated goods. In F2023 it had a deficit of $284k.
Youth Without Shelter has $1.4m in reserve funds (cash and investments). This can cover 43%, or five months of its annual program spending.
This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Youth Without Shelter. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 7, 2024, by Grady Simpson.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
|
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 6.7% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 13.0% | 14.1% | 13.1% |
| Total overhead spending | 19.6% | 19.6% | 18.7% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 43.0% | 76.3% | 70.1% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 2,574,772 | 2,192,639 | 2,359,444 |
| Goods in kind | 525,257 | 376,460 | 341,010 |
| Government funding | 1,257,993 | 1,244,660 | 1,247,493 |
| Business activities (net) | 107,145 | 0 | 0 |
| Investment income | 24,808 | 4,716 | 26,008 |
| Other income | (335,970) | 428,249 | 228,945 |
| Total revenues | 4,154,005 | 4,246,724 | 4,202,900 |
| Program costs | 3,273,131 | 2,694,821 | 2,793,488 |
| Donated goods exp | 525,257 | 376,460 | 341,010 |
| Administrative costs | 274,528 | 231,598 | 231,598 |
| Fundraising costs | 334,009 | 309,398 | 309,398 |
| Other costs | 31,500 | 0 | 0 |
| Total spending | 4,438,425 | 3,612,277 | 3,675,494 |
| Cash flow from operations | (284,420) | 634,447 | 527,406 |
| Capital spending | 363,830 | 242,718 | 231,808 |
| Funding reserves | 1,407,008 | 2,057,387 | 1,958,800 |
Note: FUNDRAISING COSTS: YWS financial statements did not disclose fundraising costs. Ci reported administrative and fundraising costs from the charity’s T3010 filings. Both administrative and fundraising costs from the charity’s T3010 filings are the same for F2022 and F2021. DEFERRED ADJUSTMENT: YWS uses deferred accounting. To show donors information on a consistent basis, Ci adjusted for these deferred revenues. This affected revenues by ($336k) in F2023, $275k in F2022, and $76k in F2021. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT GRANTS RECEIVED: Ci adjusted for property and equipment grants received. This affected revenues by $nil in F2023, $154k in F2022, and $153k in F2021. DONATED GOODS IN KIND: Ci removed donated goods in kind from donations and fundraising, and it is listed under donated goods in kind. Ci reported donated goods in kind used under donated goods expense.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
3 |
$40k - $80k |
7 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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