Mennonite Central Committee Ontario
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
A
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.
90%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 90 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Mennonite Central Committee Ontario:
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario is a top-rated, 5-star charity that is financially transparent. It has an A Results Reporting grade, which is above average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 90 cents are available to go to the cause.
Founded in 1967, Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCC Ontario) is a Christian charity that provides aid to people in vulnerable communities. MCC Ontario is one of six provincial divisions of Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC Canada). MCC is a Christian relief, development, and peacebuilding charity that works with local churches in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 100 Rated Charity.
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario and MCC Canada both have a mission of sharing God’s love and compassion for all by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. MCC Ontario works in partnership with churches to deliver its programs. MCC Ontario supports vulnerable people in Ontario through Migration and Resettlement and other community development programs. The charity also grants money to MCC Canada for use in international programming. In F2023, MCC Ontario spent $17.5m on its programs and grants.
International programs (MCC Canada) – 76% of program and grant costs. In F2023, MCC Ontario sent $13.3m to MCC Canada for its international development and relief programs. MCC Canada ran 508 projects through 393 partners in 45 countries. Its programs reached 959,310 people in F2023. To learn more about MCC Canada, a 5-star charity, read Charity Intelligence’s report.
Ontario Programs – 24% of program and grant costs. MCC Ontario runs programs in Ontario that focus on migration and resettlement, food and sustainable livelihoods, restorative justice, and material resources for those in need. In F2023, MCC Ontario supported 305 refugees as they started their lives in Ontario. The charity sent 269 comforters to Residential School survivors and supported 15 partners through Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives. In F2023, MCC Ontario’s material resources program sent 17,952 tubes of toothpaste, 80 cartons of laundry and bath soap, and 400 dignity kits for women and girls. The charity trained 2,524 people in restorative justice and peace building skills to build stronger communities in F2023.
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Results and Impact
In F2023, MCC Ontario sent $13.3m to MCC Canada to help fund its international programs.
Mennonite Central Committee Canada reports percentage outcomes in specific countries for its Sustainable Development program. 80% of students across 25 schools in India saw significant improvements in English literacy. 79% of graduates from a vocational training program in Gaza successfully found jobs immediately after graduation. Farmers in Bangladesh witnessed a 68% increase in the variety of food grown in gardens. 43% of girls in Ethiopia now have regular access to sanitary pads, a 23% increase from the baseline.
Through MCC’s Disaster Response program, MCC sent 475,560 lb of canned meat to 208,149 people in F2023.
MCC Canada’s Peacebuilding program joined a coalition of relief agencies that lobbied the Canadian government to enact Bill C-41. This Bill, which became law on June 20, 2023, allows relief organizations (such as MCC) to provide aid to Afghanistan.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Mennonite Central Committee Ontario’s results and impact.
This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario received $17.0m in donations and special events revenue in F2023. MCC Ontario spent $17.5m on its programs, which is 71% of revenue. The charity recorded a surplus of $4.3m, which is 18% of revenue.
Administrative costs are 4% of revenue (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 6% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 90 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
MCC Ontario has $11.8m in reserve funds (cash and investments), which can cover 67% or eight months of its annual program and grants costs.
MCC Ontario runs a thrift shop that returned $4.7m after expenses.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to MCC Ontario for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 24, 2024 by Liam Chapleau.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 6.1% | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| Total overhead spending | 10.2% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 67.4% | 56.9% | 15.7% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 16,598 | 15,780 | 13,809 |
| Goods in kind | 482 | 482 | 306 |
| Government funding | 306 | 1,289 | 2,635 |
| Business activities (net) | 4,650 | 2,553 | 377 |
| Special events | 421 | 284 | 188 |
| Investment income | 343 | 91 | 93 |
| Other income | 1,745 | 1,909 | 1,306 |
| Total revenues | 24,544 | 22,388 | 18,713 |
| Program costs | 4,202 | 3,182 | 2,733 |
| Grants | 13,292 | 11,344 | 9,377 |
| Administrative costs | 991 | 934 | 648 |
| Fundraising costs | 1,035 | 794 | 805 |
| Other costs | 697 | 253 | 285 |
| Total spending | 20,217 | 16,507 | 13,848 |
| Cash flow from operations | 4,327 | 5,880 | 4,866 |
| Capital spending | 92 | 92 | 964 |
| Funding reserves | 11,784 | 8,264 | 1,895 |
Note: DEFERRED REVENUE: Ci adjusted for deferred donations and government funding, affecting revenue by $825k in F2023, $$1.9m in F2022, and $3.0m in F2021. THRIFT SHOP EXPENSES: Ci includes business activities, such as a thrift shop, on a revenue net expenses basis. This affected revenue and expenses by ($5.6m) in F2023, ($5.0m) in F2022, and ($5.2m) in F2021.
Salary Information
$350k + |
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$300k - $350k |
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$250k - $300k |
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$200k - $250k |
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$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
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$80k - $120k |
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$40k - $80k |
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< $40k |
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Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Comment added on October 9, 2024:
In addition to the important work highlighted above, MCC Ontario is committed to fostering community system change to reduce vulnerability among individuals. Our focus is on proactive initiatives that empower people and strengthen communities.
Highlights of our impact include:
For more information about MCC Ontario, our strategic plan, and the impact of our programs, please visit our website mcc.org and refer to our year-end strategic plan dashboard report.
Charity Contact
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