Scott Mission is a 4-star rated charity with reasonable overhead costs and and above-average results reporting grade of B+. It is financially transparent and its reserve funds can cover 6 months of annual program costs.

Founded in 1941, Scott Mission is a Christian charity that supports poor people in downtown Toronto. In addition to helping homeless people, Scott Mission also supports families, runs a summer camp for children, and raises public awareness of homelessness in Canada. The charity works to meet people's basic needs for food, shelter, and hygiene. It also provides a health clinic, counselling, and spiritual services. 

The charity reports total program spending of $35.6m. Ci reports $34.7m because we removed amortization form program costs. 

In F2023, Scott Mission spent 47% of total program costs on its program to help families. It filled 41,520 grocery orders and had 28,235 clothing appointments. It gave 2,600 families extra support at Christmas time including an extra grocery gift card and toys for 1,900 children. 

Scott Mission spent 42% of total program costs on its program to help the homeless and elderly. It provided 310,000 hot meals. It also offered 961 counselling sessions for 118 clients in F2023.

During F2023, Scott Mission spent 11% of program costs on programs for children and youth. 418 children attended its summer camps and 91 children went to its after-school programs. 

In F2023, Scott Mission opened a new 25,000-square-foot Hub to serve as a centre for its operations.

In November 2017, Scott Mission began the process of redesigning its property at 502/508 Spadina Avenue. The construction project is estimated to cost $20m and was set to be completed in April 2024. However, according to the charity’s audited financial statements, during the F2023 year, the project suffered setbacks due to a gap in funding. As of September 30, 2023, the project has been postponed.

Scott Mission received $19.1m in donations in F2023. It also received $16.3m in donated goods in kind, representing 38% of total revenues. The donated goods in kind include donated food and clothing. Fundraising costs are 17% of donations and administrative costs are 5% of revenues (less investment income). This means that total overhead spending is 22%. For each dollar donated, 78 cents are available for programs. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. 

In F2023, Scott Mission spent $34.7m on its programs, which is 81% of its total revenues. The program spending increased by 26% from F2022. In F2023, the charity’s operating cash flow was $2.9m which is 7% of total revenues. The charity also spent $9.7m on capital projects, a 33% decrease from F2022, when Scott Mission purchased a new property.

Scott mission has reserve funds (cash and investments) of $17.2m that can cover its program costs for 6 months. 

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Scott Mission for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on May 23, 2024 by Alessandra Castino.