effect:hope
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
A-
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
High
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.
79%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 79 cents are available for programs.
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Programs
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 a cure. In 2014, the Leprosy Mission rebranded to effect:hope. effect:hope is a Christian development charity with a mission to end suffering due to Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including leprosy, buruli ulcers, lymphatic filariasis, hookworm, roundworm, and river blindness. effect:hope reports that NTDs affect 1 to 1.5 billion people every year. In 2018, the charity reports that 323,703 people were screened, and 4,386 new cases were found. 120,183 patients were treated directly with an additional 13,041 patients treated through outreach clinics.
The charity carries out programs in 4 domains: strengthening health systems, research, activating and equipping communities, and advocacy. In collaboration with international partners, effect:hope works in seven countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Kenya, DR Congo, Côte D’Ivoire, 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 2018, the charity trained 22,494 healthcare workers and performed 3,395 surgeries. effect:hope reported that it gave deworming treatment and vitamin A supplementation to 1,781,690 children as part of a government-funded project. effect:hope also trained 2,939 local leaders and community members on how to recognize and prevent NTDs, in addition to conducting awareness campaigns that reached 2.5 million people. The charity also initiated self-help groups for 5,471 people with NTDs and funded 26 research projects on NTDs.
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Results and Impact
effect:hope recognizes that NTDs result from and contribute to extreme poverty. Therefore, the charity provides people with education, training, and support in economic activities in addition to medical support. As a result, 60% of families in ultrapoverty (defined by the charity as not being able to afford a pound of rice per person per day) have increased their income by 15%, and 75% of grads had an income increase of 25% in the first year.
effect:hope reports that 90% of people with leprosy-related anaesthesia on their feet have been ulcer-free for a year.
effect:hope’s advocacy efforts in Bangladesh have resulted in the government of Bangladesh agreeing to assume responsibility for runing 10 multi-drug therapy centres within government health facilities in Dhaka. Because all multi-drug therapy centres were previously operated by NGOs, this is a big step toward project sustainability.
For the past 14 years, effect:hope’s research arm has supported the American Leprosy Mission’s project to develop LepVax, a leprosy vaccine. LepVax is now entering human trials which, if successful, could lead to the prevention of leprosy at the population level.
Charity Intelligence gave effect:hope an impact rating of High for demonstrated social impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: High
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Finances
effect:hope is a medium-sized charity, receiving $6.6m in donations in 2018. The charity also received $917k in government funding, accounting for 12% of total revenues. Administrative costs were 9% of revenues (excluding investment income), and fundraising costs were 12% of donations. For every dollar donated, 79 cents go to effect:hope’s programs, which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. The charity has $3.0m in funding reserves, which can cover 7 months of annual program costs.
This charity report is an update that was sent to effect:hope for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 4, 2019 by Caroline McKenna.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 8.8% | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 12.3% | 16.0% | 16.9% |
| Total overhead spending | 21.1% | 26.0% | 24.9% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 58.0% | 24.6% | 42.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 6,565 | 5,913 | 7,533 |
| Government funding | 917 | 1,285 | 1,282 |
| Business activities (net) | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Investment income | (38) | 29 | 79 |
| Total revenues | 7,455 | 7,240 | 8,906 |
| Program costs | 5,217 | 6,637 | 6,350 |
| Administrative costs | 659 | 719 | 708 |
| Fundraising costs | 808 | 948 | 1,271 |
| Total spending | 6,684 | 8,304 | 8,329 |
| Cash flow from operations | 771 | (1,064) | 577 |
| Capital spending | (606) | 0 | 27 |
| Funding reserves | 3,028 | 1,635 | 2,683 |
Note: Business activities are presented gross as no related expenses were reported in the audited financials. Ci reported amortization as a non-cash expense and removed the expense from program and administrative costs on a pro-rata basis. Total amortization was $61k in F2018, $40k in F2017, and $103k in 2016.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
2 |
$80k - $120k |
5 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2017
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