Fear Is Not Love Society
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
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.
82%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 82 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Fear Is Not Love Society:
Fear Is Not Love Society, formerly known as Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter, is a 5-star, financially transparent charity. Its results reporting score is A, which is above average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range.
Founded in 1974, Fear Is Not Love Society (FearIsNotLove), formerly known as Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter, works to end intimate partner violence and abuse. Its programs help women, men, and children in preventing, escaping, or recovering from abuse.
FearIsNotLove reports that in 2022, there were 4,723 reported incidents of domestic-related violent crime, according to Calgary Police Service. Women and girls constituted two-thirds (69%) of the family violence victims. In Canada, a woman is killed by her intimate partner every six days.
The charity runs nine main programs.
The emergency shelter was 44% of program spending in F2024. In F2024, FearIsNotLive received 16,930 calls to its domestic violence helpline. It housed 225 women and 316 children in its 50-bed facility. According to the charity, 66% of its clients were at extreme risk of homicide.
Community services, counselling, & outreach was 18% of program spending in F2024. Counselling offers support, safety planning, and referrals to resources. It is conducted either in-person or virtually. In F2024, 737 adults accessed community services.
The Healthy Relationships program was 10% of program spending in F2024. Through FearIsNotLove, youth aged 12 and older have access to preventative domestic violence counselling and information. It operates both in-person at local schools and virtually. In F2024, the program had 449 youth participants.
Men's counselling was 10% of program spending in F2024. It offers counselling to address controlling or abusive behaviors. In F2024, this program helped 350 adults.
Child, youth, & family support was 6% of program spending in F2024. It offers individual, group, and family counselling. In F2024, it reported 42 children and 49 parents participating.
Men's digital strategy was 5% of program spending in F2024. It runs Men&, a digital resource kit of information and resources for mental and relational health challenges men face. In F2024, FearIsNotLove reported 288 participants in Men&.
The Take A Stand program was 3% of program spending in F2024. It runs presentations for workplaces and organizations to raise awareness about domestic violence. In F2024, the program had 36 participants.
Indigenous strategy was 2% of program spending in F2024. FearIsNotLove partners with Tsuut’ina Stoney Corrections Society to address generational traumas through a 12-week workshop. In F2024, it benefitted five women and ten men.
The Court Program was 2% of program spending in F2024. The Court Program provides a case coordinator for legal assistance in domestic violence cases. In F2024, it benefitted 318 adults.
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Results and Impact
Fear Is Not Love Society reports the following outcomes of its programs:
- 100% of women who accessed the Emergency Shelter indicated that they felt safe from their abuser while in shelter;
- 97% of clients served through Community Services Counselling indicated they learned how to keep themselves safe;
- 91% of youth indicated that they learned the skills to help build health relationships through programming;
- 77% of men served through Men’s Counselling Service reported that they could better handle conflict and stress;
- 94% of parents saw a positive change in their child after the Child, Youth and Family Therapy Program;
- 97% of Take A Stand participants felt more confident to respond to someone who discloses domestic violence; and
- 100% of Court Program clients indicated a better understanding of the court process.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Fear Is Not Love’s results and impact.
The charity has not yet been rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
In F2024, FearIsNotLove received $7.3m in donations and special events revenue. It also received 37% ($4.4m) of total revenue in government funding. Administrative costs were 10% of revenues, less investment income. Fundraising costs were 8% of donations. Total overhead spending was 18%. For every dollar donated, 82 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2024, FearIsNotLove had $4.0m in funding reserves. Included in these is $576k in donor-endowed funds. Excluding these funds, its reserves can cover four months of annual program costs.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to FearIsNotLove for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 18, 2024 by Stellar Zhang.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
|
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 10.1% | 10.0% | 8.1% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Total overhead spending | 17.8% | 17.4% | 15.5% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 32.8% | 42.7% | 62.0% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 5,413 | 4,687 | 5,078 |
| Government funding | 4,362 | 3,632 | 3,969 |
| Special events | 1,885 | 2,067 | 1,614 |
| Investment income | 188 | 136 | 22 |
| Other income | (131) | (163) | (148) |
| Total revenues | 11,718 | 10,359 | 10,535 |
| Program costs | 10,483 | 9,863 | 8,553 |
| Administrative costs | 1,168 | 1,024 | 849 |
| Fundraising costs | 559 | 499 | 495 |
| Other costs | 88 | 91 | 70 |
| Total spending | 12,299 | 11,476 | 9,966 |
| Cash flow from operations | (580) | (1,117) | 569 |
| Capital spending | 250 | 119 | 213 |
| Funding reserves | 4,009 | 4,773 | 5,862 |
Note: Ci adjusted for amortization of deferred rent in other revenue, affecting it by $105k in F2024, $64k in F2023, and $35k in F2022. Ci adjusted for deferred capital contributions and subsequent amortization within other revenue, affecting it by $30k in F2024, $104k in F2023, and $191k in F2022. Ci adjusted for deferred donations, affecting it by $183k in F2024, $591k in F2023, and $240k in F2022. Ci adjusted for deferred government grants, affecting it by $120k in F2024, $195k in F2023, and $119k in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
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$300k - $350k |
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$250k - $300k |
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$200k - $250k |
1 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
2 |
$80k - $120k |
7 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Fear Is Not Love Society added the following comment to the 2023 profile:
Life-changing conversations begin here.
FearIsNotLove supports individuals, families and communities to live free from domestic violence and abuse. We offer free innovative programs and services for any person experiencing domestic violence and abuse. Regardless of who a person is, where they came from, who they love, or how they identify themselves, every person (and the people they care about) deserve to live without fear impacting close relationships.
Our approach is judgement-free. We can help if: you have been abused or know someone who has been abused, or are concerned that you have hurt someone else and want to change.
Programs and Services:
For more information: www.fearisnotlove.ca
Charity Contact
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