P.O. Box 3184
Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T2
CEO: Jennifer Martin
Founder: Glori Meldrum

Charitable Reg. #:84568 3168 RR0001

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 2/5]

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements available only through official request for information from Charities Directorate.

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.

88%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 88 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Little Warriors:

Little Warriors is a 2-star charity with a strong results reporting score and overhead costs within Ci's reasonable range. However, it is not financially transparent.

Founded in 2005, Little Warriors works to increase awareness, prevent, and treat the effects of child sexual abuse. The charity is based in Alberta but does not limit its services to Albertans. Little Warriors reports that one in three girls and one in six boys experience an unwanted sexual act. The charity runs two main programs: Therapeutic Treatment Programs and Prevent It!.

In F2022, Little Warriors allocated 98% of total program spending to Therapeutic Treatment Programs. This includes Be Brave Ranch, Online Be Brave Bridge programs, and Family Programs. Be Brave Ranch is a treatment centre for children who have been sexually abused. The treatment begins with a 26-day stay at the Ranch for children aged 8-12 and a 12-day stay for girls aged 13-17. Throughout the year, children return to the Ranch for three additional stays. Children and their families work to limit the lasting trauma resulting from abuse. In F2022, 120 children attended the program at Be Brave Ranch.

Little Warriors spent 2% of total program costs on its Prevent It! workshops in F2022. The Prevent It! workshop teaches adults how to prevent sexual assault and identify behaviour changes that indicate assault has occurred. Participants can attend a three-hour, in-person workshop or access a 90-minute online version. In F2022, 2,408 adults completed Prevent It! courses.

The data used above reflects Little Warriors’ most recent 2022 Annual Report, while the financial analysis below reflects F2021 financial information.

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Results and Impact

An article published in the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2020 examined the results of Be Brave Ranch treatment. The study examined 27 adolescent females after one round of 12-day treatment at the Ranch. The research found that the treatment reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety by 20%, and improved participants’ quality of life and self-esteem by 20%.

In F2022, the charity reported that for every dollar invested in the Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch, $11 is saved in social services and healthcare costs.

While Charity Intelligence highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Little Warriors’ results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).

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Finances

Little Warriors is not financially transparent. Its audited financial statements are not posted on its website nor provided when requested. Charity Intelligence's financial review uses the F2021 audited financial statements. This is the most recent information we have received from the Charities Directorate from our request for information. Charity Intelligence reports salary information from the charity’s F2022 T3010 filings with the CRA.

In F2021, Little Warriors received $3.8m in donations. Administrative costs are 9% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 3% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 12%. For every dollar donated, 88 cents go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

Little Warriors has reserve funds of $6.2m which could cover one year and eleven months of annual program costs.

Charity Intelligence sent an update of this report to Little Warriors for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 1, 2023 by Kiara Andrade.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending September
202120202019
Administrative costs as % of revenues 8.6%6.7%8.4%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 3.3%0.7%4.7%
Total overhead spending 11.9%7.5%13.1%
Program cost coverage (%) 193.5%189.2%150.4%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202120202019
Donations 3,829,7903,399,1473,410,430
Fees for service 64,99824,62239,756
Business activities (net) 000
Investment income 17,85935,02341,242
Other income 315,857448,273280,817
Total revenues 4,228,5043,907,0653,772,245
Program costs 3,215,3142,823,2753,009,432
Administrative costs 411,935268,450313,610
Fundraising costs 125,57524,977161,246
Total spending 3,752,8243,116,7023,484,288
Cash flow from operations 475,680790,363287,957
Capital spending 27,37784,18181,369
Funding reserves 6,221,2435,342,7314,525,118

Note: As the charity did not report on the source of its deferred revenues, Ci adjusted for deferred revenues in Other income, affecting revenues by $101k in F2021, $133k in F2020, and $171 in F2019. Ci reported program, administrative and fundraising costs from the charity's T3010 filings with the CRA. Ci removed amortization from program and administrative costs on a pro-rata basis.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 29

Avg. compensation: $86,902

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
3
$80k - $120k
4
$40k - $80k
3
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.littlewarriors.ca
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 780-922-9010

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