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.
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.
83%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 83 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Kids.Now:
Kids Now is a 3-star charity with Fair demonstrated impact. It has an above average results reporting grade, but it is not financially transparent.
Founded in 1999, Kids Now aims to empower grade 7 and 8 students to make positive choices and become leaders. Participants work to build self-esteem and confidence, goal setting, relationships and communication skills, conflict resolution, and stress management. The age group of grades 7 and 8 was selected as an opportunity to build critical skills before high school, working to improve the chances that participants go on to graduate. Kids Now reports that 59% of grade 7 and 8 students say they worry about their future. The charity reports having helped over 35,000 kids since founding.
Kids Now runs its 12-week mentorship program during or after school hours, pairing ten kids with an adult mentor. The group size is intended to allow for participants to both interact directly with the mentor and learn from their peers. In F2018, Kids Now delivered the program 125 times in southern Ontario and Alberta. It worked with 1,250 kids mostly from poor communities.
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Results and Impact
Kids Now conducted a survey of participants in spring 2018. Of the respondents 90% reported being better able to deal with challenges, 93% better understand setting and achieving goals, 90% could handle conflicts more positively, and 87% believe they can communicate better.
Charity Intelligence has evaluated Kids Now to have Fair impact based on demonstrated impact per dollar.
Impact Rating: Fair
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Finances
Kids Now received $150k in donations in F2020. It also received $69k in pro-bono services. Administrative costs are 17% of revenues and fundraising costs are less than 1% of donations. For every dollar donated, 83 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
Kids Now has $49k in funding reserves which could cover 4 months of program costs.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Kids Now for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 25, 2022 by Emma Saganowich.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending July
|
2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 16.5% | 22.4% | 14.8% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 0.2% | 4.9% | 13.4% |
| Total overhead spending | 16.7% | 27.3% | 28.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 33.2% | 8.7% | 18.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 150,341 | 206,844 | 232,310 |
| Goods in kind | 68,784 | 81,809 | 70,148 |
| Total revenues | 219,125 | 288,653 | 302,458 |
| Program costs | 146,543 | 234,047 | 205,580 |
| Administrative costs | 36,154 | 64,513 | 44,801 |
| Fundraising costs | 285 | 10,172 | 31,207 |
| Total spending | 182,982 | 308,732 | 281,588 |
| Cash flow from operations | 36,143 | (20,079) | 20,870 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 48,719 | 20,389 | 37,672 |
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
0 |
$40k - $80k |
1 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2021
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