effect:hope
Markham, ON L3R 6H3
Executive Director: Peter Derrick
Board Chair: Winston Miller
Website: www.effecthope.org
Charitable Reg. #: 11924 1990 RR0001
Charity Rating
Donor Accountability
Grade: B+
The grade is based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.Financial Transparency
Need for Funding
Spending Breakdown
Full-time staff #21
Avg. Compensation $75,840
Top 10 Staff Salary Range
| $350k + | 0 |
| $300k - $350k | 0 |
| $250k - $300k | 0 |
| $200k - $250k | 0 |
| $160k - $200k | 0 |
| $120k - $160k | 1 |
| $80k - $120k | 3 |
| $40k - $80k | 6 |
| < $40k | 0 |
About effect:hope:
The Leprosy Mission was founded in India in 1869, with the Canadian affiliate formed in Guelph, Ontario, in 1892. In 1982, the development of multi-drug therapy allowed the Leprosy Mission to expand its work from the alleviation of suffering towards an actual cure. In 2014, the Leprosy Mission rebranded to effect:hope. effect:hope’s mission is to free people from Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including leprosy, buruli ulcers, lymphatic filariasis, hookworm, roundworm, and river blindness. effect:hope reports that 164,666 people were screened and 13,027 (8%) were diagnosed with an NTD in 2016. Of this, 6,253 people were treated and 793 referred. The charity reports that 635,287 lives were changed through hope and healing in 2016.
The charity carries out programs in 4 domains: strengthening health systems, activating and equipping communities, research, and advocacy. In collaboration with international partners, effect:hope works in 12 countries including Bangladesh, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal and Nigeria. The charity works towards its mission by helping its partners set up hospitals, rural health centres, rehabilitation and vocational training centres, and community services.
In 2016, it trained 4,947 healthcare workers and performed 859 surgeries. 6,651 people were given assistive devices. effect:hope reported that it gave deworming treatment and vitamin A supplementation to 959,451 children as part of a government-funded project. It also helped 551 children with leprosy attend school. It initiated 173 self-help groups for people with NTDs and funded 6 research projects, including projects in India, the United States, and Belgium.
Financial Review:
effect:hope is a big-cap charity with $7.5m in donations in 2016. The charity also received $1.3m in government funding, accounting for 14% of total revenues. Administrative costs were 8% of revenues and fundraising costs were 17% of donations. For every $1 donated, 75 cents went to the cause, falling with Charity Intelligence’s reasonable range for overhead spending. The charity has $2.7m in funding reserves which can cover just over 5 months of programs, indicating a need for funding.
This charity report is an update that is currently under review by effect:hope. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 4, 2017 by Juliana Badovinac.
Financial RatiosFiscal year ending December |
2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 8.0% | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 16.9% | 21.8% | 23.0% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 42.3% | 41.8% | 47.0% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 7,533 | 7,089 | 8,427 |
| Government funding | 1,282 | 0 | 0 |
| Business activities (net) | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| Investment income | 79 | 30 | 135 |
| Total revenues | 8,906 | 7,133 | 8,596 |
| Program costs | 6,350 | 5,487 | 5,767 |
| Administrative costs | 708 | 603 | 721 |
| Fundraising costs | 1,271 | 1,542 | 1,934 |
| Other costs | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| Cash flow from operations | 577 | (714) | 174 |
| Funding reserves | 2,683 | 2,294 | 2,711 |
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