Jessie's, The June Callwood Centre for Young Women

205 Parliament St
Toronto, ON M4E 1G5
Executive Director: Joanna Mendez
Board Chair: Lindsay Brent

Charitable Reg. #:11897 3734 RR0001

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 3/5]

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements available only upon request.

B

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.

77%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 77 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Jessie's, The June Callwood Centre for Young Women:

Jessie's, The June Callwood Centre for Young Women is a three-star charity that is not financially transparent. It has a B Results Reporting grade, which is average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 77 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci's reasonable range. 

Founded in 1982, Jessie’s, The June Callwood Centre for Young Women (Jessie’s) fills the gap in resources and support available for pregnant teenagers and young families. Offering services to women under 24 years of age, Jessie’s is a pro-choice organization in Toronto mandated to serve pregnant teens. Prior to F2022, the charity only accepted women under the age of 22. Jessie’s intake age also increased from 19 to 21. The charity states this change is to reflect modern realities. 

Jessie’s aims to address economic and social barriers young pregnant women face with its programs. The charity focuses on food, health, housing, and education, but does not provide a breakdown of spending on these programs. The charity reports 256 youths received services at Jessie's in F2022. 

The charity’s Food Program launched in May 2022. It provides monthly access to essential food items for those who experience food insecurity. So far, 36 families have benefitted from this program.

Jessie’s Health Program provides young women and families with free pregnancy tests, prenatal classes, counselling, and nutrition groups. In F2022, Jessie’s fulfilled 392 emergency requests for support. It conducted 37 virtual prenatal group sessions, with six youths attending each session. Jessie’s also completed 3,126 counselling sessions and 32 virtual child development assessment screenings.

Jessie’s Housing Support Program helps young mothers and mother-to-be find suitable housing. Jessie’s helps young women search for rental listings, contact landlords, and arrange viewings. Once they find a unit, Jessie’s helps fill out applications, get repairs and maintenance done, and solve conflicts with landlords. In F2022, 78 youths received housing stabilization support.

Jessie’s Education Program enables young moms and prenatal women to earn high school credits. In F2022, 15 women enrolled in its school program.

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Results and Impact

Charity Intelligence did not find any quantifiable results on Jessie’s. This may not be a complete representation of Jessie's, the June Callwood Centre for Young Women’s results and impact.

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

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Finances

Jessie’s is not financially transparent. Charity Intelligence received its financial statements after requesting them from the charity. Charity Intelligence received Jessie’s F2023 financial statements; however, the charity does not use activity-based costing and its T3010 is not yet available.

Jessie’s received $1.1m in donations in F2022. It also received $598k in government funding, representing 34% of total revenue. Administrative costs are 17% of revenue (excluding investment income), and fundraising costs are 6% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 23%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 77 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Jessie’s has $1.5m in reserve funds, which can cover 175%, or one year and nine months of its annual program costs.

The charity earned $26k in investment income in F2022, representing a 2% annual return. Its average annual investment return in the past five years is 1%.

Charity Intelligence sent an update of this report to Jessie’s for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on November 13, 2023 by Liam Chapleau.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202220212020
Administrative costs as % of revenues 17.3%12.8%25.3%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 5.5%5.5%6.3%
Total overhead spending 22.7%18.3%31.5%
Program cost coverage (%) 175.1%130.2%67.4%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202220212020
Donations 1,119,367939,184846,238
Government funding 598,320837,393619,834
Investment income 26,23910,0904,150
Other income 13,0925,40552,138
Total revenues 1,757,0181,792,0721,522,360
Program costs 827,143853,253920,640
Administrative costs 299,037228,275383,847
Fundraising costs 61,14752,01952,914
Other costs 50,25400
Total spending 1,237,5811,133,5471,357,401
Cash flow from operations 519,437658,525164,959
Capital spending 000
Funding reserves 1,448,2461,110,864620,433

Note: To report on a cash basis, Ci accounted for deferred contributions, impacting revenue by ($1k) in F2022, ($9k) in F2021, and $38k in F2020. Ci used the charity’s T3010 to report its program, administrative, and fundraising costs as the charity does not use activity-based costing. To report on a cash basis, Ci removed amortization from program costs.  

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 14

Avg. compensation: $68,940

Top 10 staff salary range:

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$300k - $350k
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$250k - $300k
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$200k - $250k
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$160k - $200k
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$120k - $160k
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$80k - $120k
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$40k - $80k
8
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Comments & Contact

Comments added by the Charity:

This comment is related to a previous profile update.

For more than 35 years, Jessie’s has served pregnant teens and youth in Toronto who face poverty and social isolation. All our resources and energy are focused on helping these youth rise and reach their full potential as adults and new parents. Through our education, health, and social services programs, we equip young parents with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to promote the healthy development of their children. We invite you to join us in providing a better tomorrow for pregnant youth, young parents, and their children. 

Charity Contact

Website: www.jessiescentre.org
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