United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County

300 Giles Blvd East, Unit A1
Windsor, ON N9A 4C4
CEO: Lorraine Goddard
Board Chair: Matthew Brannagan

Charitable Reg. #:10816 0334 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 3/5]

✔+

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.

n/r

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.

69%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 69 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County:

United Way of Windsor-Essex (UWWE) is a 3-star charity. It is financially transparent, but has a below-average results reporting grade of B-.

Founded in 1962, the United Way of Windsor-Essex (UWWE) is dedicated to eliminating child-poverty in Windsor-Essex County. It aims to help kids succeed by supporting families, giving children support in and out of school, and building a skilled local workforce. The charity does not provide a full breakdown of its spending on its programs.

In F2022, UWWE spent $938k on its Cradle to Career strategy. UWWE is transitioning from its traditional grant model to supporting the Cradle to Career (C2C) strategy. C2C is a strategy created by a collective of community partners called ProsperUs. UWWE is the main organizer of ProsperUs. C2C aims to create supports for children from birth until they find a career. It will do this through programs like kindergarten readiness programs, grade 3 reading and math programs, and high school student supports. As part of the C2C program, 24 members of a Community Action Network and 28 service providers worked for 882 hours identifying barriers to kindergarten readiness in Windsor-Essex County.

UWWE spent $705k on the On Track to Success (OTTS) program. This program helps high school students graduate high school and supports them as they transition to higher education. The program offers tutoring, social support, and academic and career mentoring. In F2022, there were 125 students in the OTTS program. UWWE gave a total of $178k in bursaries to OTTS program graduates in F2022.

UWWE also runs summer programs that include Summer Eats for Kids and Backpacks for Success. In summer 2022, UWWE provided 2,568 books to children. It also distributed 4,088 food bags that contain a weeks worth of fruits, vegetables, and snacks.

Aside from those mentioned, UWWE runs or funds a variety of other programs, including Rebuilding Wheels Rebuilding Lives and the Ujima Initiative.

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Results and Impact

In F2022, United Way Windsor-Essex reports that 95.8% of its OTTS students graduated from high school on time/ in four years. This is 11.6% higher than the provincial average. Additionally, 89% of program graduates were in a post-secondary program. The national average for households of similar incomes is 47%. 

In 2019, a professor from the University of Windsor began independently assessing the results of OTTS using a controlled study. The results of the study show that students in the OTTS achieved final marks in courses that were 6% higher than students not in the OTTS program. They also had better school attendance. On average OTTS students were absent for 8.5 days where non-OTTS students were absent for 12 days. These are statistically significant differences. Students in the OTTS program also had better soft skills that contribute to long-term success and high school graduation rates. 

While Ci highlights these results, this may not be a complete representation of United Way Windsor-Essex's results and impact. 

This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).

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Finances

United Way Windsor-Essex received $4.4m in donations in F2022. It also received $237k in government funding, down 90% from $2.5m in F2021. This is due to a decrease in funding related to covid-19 initiatives. Fundraising costs are 21% of donations and administrative costs are 10% of revenues (less investment income). Total overhead spending is 31%. For each dollar donated, 69 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci's reasonable range for overhead spending. 

Reserve funds of $4.2m can cover program and grant costs at the F2022 level for one year and three months.

As part of UWWE’s shift to focus on the Cradle to Career strategy, it is committed to spending $6.5m over five years for Ignite Academy. Ignite Academy is a new out-of-school program with the goal of improving math and reading skills for children between grades 2 and 7.

UWWE granted $868k in transition funding to different charities as it shifts to fully supporting C2C. These transition grants will continue to March 2023.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to United Way of Windsor-Essex for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on July 24, 2023 by Emily Downing. 

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202220212020
Administrative costs as % of revenues 9.9%5.3%6.7%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 20.7%15.3%21.1%
Total overhead spending 30.6%20.5%27.8%
Program cost coverage (%) 123.2%84.9%64.9%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202220212020
Donations 4,374,3205,026,6494,343,624
Government funding 237,3312,486,2601,065,433
Investment income 42,77074,64669,323
Other income 140,278130,615190,337
Total revenues 4,794,6997,718,1705,668,717
Program costs 2,464,7532,237,0532,161,108
Grants 953,4493,199,1692,379,469
Donor-designated donations 67,436(276,120)145,316
Administrative costs 470,217402,050377,587
Fundraising costs 903,583768,236915,374
Total spending 4,859,4386,330,3885,978,854
Cash flow from operations (64,739)1,387,782(310,137)
Capital spending 149,21413,524110,610
Funding reserves 4,212,2994,618,0292,948,415

Note: Ci reported government funding based on the charity’s T3010 filing with the CRA and backed out the amount from Canadian donations. Ci reported funds transferred to other United Ways as expenses, affecting revenues and expenses by $1k in F2022, $13k in F2021, and $3k in F2020. Ci included agency surpluses returned in other revenue, affecting total revenues by $0 in F2022, $32k in F2021, and $828 in F2020. Ci adjusted for change in pledges receivable, affecting donations and total revenues by ($459k) in F2022, $704k in F2021, and $459k in F2020. Ci backed out administrative costs allocated to fundraising and reported this amount as administrative costs, affecting fundraising costs by ($434k) in F2022, ($363k) in F2021, and ($337k) in F2020. Ci reported grants to United Way Canada in administrative costs and backed the amount out of grants, affecting grants by ($44k) in F2022, ($45k) in F2021, and ($45k) in F2020. Ci adjusted for changes in donor designations payable, affecting donor-designated grants and total expenses by ($20k) in F2022, ($362k) in F2021, and $68k in F2020. To report on a cash basis, Ci backed out amortization from program, administrative, and fundraising costs on a pro-rata basis. 

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 37

Avg. compensation: $73,621

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
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$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
5
$40k - $80k
5
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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