Salvation Army Yellowknife

4925 - 45th Street
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P5
Director: Major Tony Brushett
Board Chair: William Francis

Charitable Reg. #:10795 1618 RR0033

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 1/5]

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

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

F

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.

94%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 94 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Salvation Army Yellowknife:

Salvation Army Yellowknife is a 1-star charity. It has an F results reporting grade, which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range, and it has enough reserve funds to cover five months of its annual program costs.

Founded in 1981, Salvation Army Yellowknife Corps and Resource Centre is a regional branch of Salvation Army Canada. Salvation Army Canada's mission is to share the love of Jesus Christ. Salvation Army Yellowknife offers services to help the people of Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories. The charity has four main programs: Church, Community Services, Sheltering, and Addiction and Mental Health Services. Salvation Army Yellowknife does not provide a program spending breakdown on its website.

Church: Salvation Army Yellowknife holds Family Worship Service Sunday mornings at 11 am. The charity holds Bible Study weekly on Wednesdays. Men’s and Women’s Ministries provide opportunities for men or women to grow in faith and encourage each other.

Community Services: Salvation Army Yellowknife has a food bank. It distributes food hampers each week on Mondays and Thursdays. The charity provides clothing vouchers redeemable at its thrift store on a case-by-case basis. Salvation Army Yellowknife reports that it provides a Christmas meal for over 700 families in Yellowknife and select communities.

Sheltering: Salvation Army Yellowknife has a Men’s Emergency Shelter. The shelter has 31 bed spaces and a maximum capacity of 49 sleeping spaces. Salvation Army Yellowknife also has the Bailey House. The Bailey House has four private rooms to accommodate men transitioning from a Federal Corrections Centre into the community.

Addiction and Mental Health Services: Salvation Army Yellowknife offers a two-week Withdrawal Management Services (WMS) program. WMS is a two-week non-medical, social detox program for men and women experiencing withdrawal from alcohol or substance abuse. The charity also offers Mental Health Support Services (MHSS). MHSS provides individualized services to adults with a diagnosis of serious or persistent mental illness.

 

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Results and Impact

Charity Intelligence could not find any quantified outcomes on the charity’s website. This may not be a complete representation of Salvation Army Yellowknife’s results and impact.

This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).

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Finances

For F2023 and F2022, Ci received incomplete financial statements from the CRA for Salvation Army Yellowknife. These statements do not have a cash flow statement or any notes. It is unclear if these statements have been audited. Before F2022, Ci used the charity’s T3010 filing for the charity’s financial information.

In the fiscal year ending March 2023 (F2023), Salvation Army Yellowknife received $1.2m in donations. It also received $2.6m in government funding (56% of total revenue) and $8k in donated goods in kind. The charity made $421k (9% of total revenue) from business activities. This is mostly retail sales from its thrift shop. Administrative costs are 6% of total revenue (excluding investment income) and reported fundraising costs are less than 1% of donations. Overhead spending is 6%, which is within Ci’s reasonable range. For every dollar donated, 94 cents are available for the cause. In F2023, Salvation Army Yellowknife spent $4.6m on its programs (96% of total revenue).

In F2023, Salvation Army Yellowknife had a deficit of $98k, and capital expenditures could not be determined without a cash flow statement.

At the end of F2023, Salvation Army Yellowknife had $1.8m in reserve funds (cash and investments). This is enough to cover 39% or around five months of its annual program costs.

This charity profile is an update that was sent to Salvation Army Yellowknife for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 22nd, 2024 by Thea Clark.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202320222021
Administrative costs as % of revenues 5.6%4.4%5.0%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 0.2%0.3%0.4%
Total overhead spending 5.7%4.7%5.3%
Program cost coverage (%) 38.8%48.6%46.1%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202320222021
Donations 1,1662,4871,871
Goods in kind 828
Government funding 2,6452,7002,637
Fees for service 4483600
Business activities (net) 421422780
Special events 00123
Investment income 59910
Other income 51970
Total revenues 4,7516,1765,429
Program costs 4,5834,6034,467
Grants 233
Administrative costs 261272269
Fundraising costs 288
Cash flow from operations (98)1,290683
Capital spending 000
Funding reserves 1,7802,2392,062

Note: T3010: Ci used the charity’s T3010 filing with the CRA to report program costs, grants, administrative costs, and fundraising costs. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES: Ci reports business activities on a net basis. This affected revenues by $4k in F2023, $3k in F2022, and $nil in F2021.  

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 40

Avg. compensation: $59,319

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
6
$40k - $80k
4
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023

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Charity Contact

Website: www.salvationarmy.ca
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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001