Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

50 Kent Ave
Kitchener, ON N2G 3R1
Executive Director: John L. Head
Board Chair: Karen Cornies

Website: www.mcccanada.ca
Charitable Reg. #: 11903 8263 RR0001

Sector: Social Services

Operating Charity

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Results Reporting

Grade: B

The grade is based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Financial Transparency

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity's website [Audited financial statement for most recent year]

Need for Funding

Funding Reserves Program Costs

Spending Breakdown

Cents to the Cause

♦	♦	♦
			95¢



			75¢
			avg
			65¢


			50¢

2015	2016	2017

For a dollar donated, cents funding the cause after fundraising and admin costs, excluding surplus.

Full-time staff #69

Avg. Compensation $52,305

Top 10 Staff Salary Range

$350k +	0
$300k - $350k	0
$250k - $300k	0
$200k - $250k	0
$160k - $200k	0
$120k - $160k	1
$80k - $120k	4
$40k - $80k	5
< $40k	0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2016

About Mennonite Central Committee Ontario:

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCCO) is a provincial division of Mennonite Central Committee, a global Anabaptist organization that strives to share God’s love and compassion through relief, development, and peace-building. The charity's focus includes caring for vulnerable people, providing hunger relief and access to education, and promoting justice and preventing violence. MCCO grants a significant portion of its revenues to Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC Canada), which is active in providing relief and services in the developing world. In F2017, MCCO granted $10.9m to MCC Canada and spent $5.3m on its own programs.

In F2016, MCCO provided 4,308 blankets to displaced families around the world, supported 3,499 families in Syria with monthly cash assistance, and restocked goat herds of 198 drought-affected households in Ethiopia. MCCO provided winter home heating to 465 displaced families in Ukraine and winter supplies to 1,284 displaced families in Nepal. MCCO enabled 134 disadvantaged Roma children in Serbia to continue elementary school and achieved 95% elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS at the Mengo Hospital in Uganda. In F2016, MCCO submitted 210 refugee sponsorship applications and welcomed 466 refugees to Ontario.

MCC Canada runs 108 thrift shops across Canada with 300 management staff. In F2017, MCCO earned a net profit of $4.0m from thrift shops.

Financial Review:

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario is a big-cap charity with donations and special events revenues of $13.7m in F2017. Its administrative costs were 5% of revenues, and its fundraising costs were 4% of donations. For every dollar donated, 91 cents go towards MCCO’s programs, falling within Ci’s reasonable range. MCCO has gross funding reserves of $6.2m in F2017 and owes $10.4m in interest-bearing debts, resulting in a negative program cost coverage ratio, indicating a need for funding.

This charity profile is an update currently under review by Mennonite Central Committee Ontario.

Updated July 18, 2017 by Kevin Silberberg.

Financial Ratios Fiscal year ending March	2017	2016	2015
Administrative costs as % of revenues	5.1%	5.0%	7.8%
Fundraising costs as % of donations	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%
Program cost coverage (%)	(32.3%)	(34.2%)	(73.6%)

Summary Financial Statements All figures in $000s	2017	2016	2015
Donations	13,093	12,934	9,360
Business activities (net)	4,034	3,360	3,050
Special events	588	649	590
Investment income	40	24	10
Total revenues	17,754	16,968	13,009
Program costs	5,325	3,654	2,896
Grants	7,628	5,840	5,345
Donor-designated donations	3,317	4,133	2,763
Administrative costs	904	838	1,015
Fundraising costs	510	556	364
Cash flow from operations	70	1,946	626
Funding reserves	(4,189)	(3,245)	(6,068)

Note: Ci included business activities (thrift shops) net of expenses, decreasing revenues and expenses by $3.1m in F2017, $2.9m in F2016, and $2.6m in F2015.

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