Founded in 1920, Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC Canada) is a Christian charity that helps communities around the world respond to disasters and pursue sustainable development. MCC Canada works with Mennonite Central Committee U.S. to form MCC International. It partners with local churches to reach communities across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the United States, and Canada. MCC International's mission is to share God’s compassion for all by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice.

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In F2020, MCC International worked with 511 partners to run 619 projects in 51 countries (down from 646 projects in 53 countries in F2019). Mennonite Central Committee Canada spent $34.9m on international programs in F2020.

Sustainable Development: MCC Canada's largest program is Sustainable Development, which was 50% of combined domestic and international program spending in F2020. This program encompasses MCC's education, health, food, and water sub-programs. In F2020, MCC Canada ran 140 education projects in 38 countries, and 122 food and sustainable livelihood projects in 37 countries. It also ran 88 health projects which had 315,250 participants. Highlights from this program include the 58k people who were provided agriculture and animal production training, 46k people who attended improved hygiene education sessions, and 90k people who received hygiene items.

Disaster Relief: This program was 33% of MCC Canada's program spending in F2020. With over 79 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes all over the world, this program works to provide emergency food, shelter, and relief kits to those in crisis. It also aids refugee claimants with legal support, sponsorship, and settlement. Furthermore, it promotes sustainability by preparing communities for future disasters, an example of which is teaching Haitian builders safer construction techniques following the 2010 earthquake. As a whole, MCC Canada responded to 27 disasters in F2020. A current focus of this program is covid-19 relief. In F2020, 4,400 hygiene kits were distributed to Canadian communities in need, while internationally, 24,936 households were provided with locally purchased covid-19 kits. As a result of supply chain disruptions and instability, 122k people were provided with emergency food assistance.

Peacebuilding: In F2020, this program was 13% of spending. It covers services regarding peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and restorative justice. In F2020, MCC Canada ran 153 peacebuilding projects with a total of 61,882 participants in 50 countries. MCC Canada also had 426 active peace clubs (up from 274 in F2019) and trained 22,951 people in conflict transformation, peacebuilding, or mediation.

The remaining 4% of MCC Canada's program spending went to Canadian programming.

Mennonite Central Committee Canada is a Major 100 charity, one of Canada’s largest charities, with $29.8m in Canadian donations, and $652k in international donations in F2020. It received $8.5m in government funding, representing 23% of total revenues in F2020. Administrative costs are 5% of revenues and fundraising costs are 2% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 7%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 93 cents go to the cause. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

MCC Canada has $15.1m in net funding reserves, which can cover annual program costs for just under 5 months.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Mennonite Central Committee Canada for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on June 25, 2021 by Rachel Leteta.