George Hull Centre for Children and Families
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.
Average
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.
95%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 95 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About George Hull Centre for Children and Families:
George Hull Centre for Children and Families is a four-star, financially transparent charity. Its results reporting score is A-, which is above average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover three months of annual program costs.
Founded in 1985, George Hull Centre for Children and Families (GHC) offers mental health services to children and youth in Toronto. The charity works with kids aged 0-18 and their families to overcome mental health issues. GHC reports that 70% of mental illness starts in childhood, and one in five children and youth in Ontario will experience a mental health problem.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 10 Impact: Canadian Youth Charities.
George Hull Centre focuses on three areas: mental health treatment, prevention and early intervention programs, and training and research.
Mental Health Treatment Services were 59% of program spending in F2024. The charity provides counseling, day treatment, group programs, in-home assistance, and residential treatment. In F2024, GHC’s community clinic served 746 individuals and 258 group participants.
Prevention and Early Intervention was 33% of program spending in F2024. Through these programs, GHC works with families to promote healthy social and emotional development. GHC leads the Etobicoke Brighter Futures Coalition, which worked with 1,654 parents and 1,141 children in F2024. Additionally, GHC’s Every Child Belongs program provided consultation, support, and resources to 42 people. The charity also runs the EarlyON Centre, which hosted 1,698 virtual sessions and supported 22,449 in-person visits for parents with children aged up to six. Finally, GHC served 240 children through 33 family group conferences in F2024.
The Institute of Childhood Trauma and Attachment was the remaining 8% of program spending. GHC did not report any outputs for this program in F2024.
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Results and Impact
In F2024, George Hull Centre reported that of its 746 Community Clinic participants, 73% improved their Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) score. Of its 92 Intensive Services participants, 73% improved their CAFAS score.
Of its 33 family group conferences, GHC reports that 94% had a full resolution and 6% had a partial resolution. These conferences served 40 children.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of George Hull Centre’s results and impact.
Charity Intelligence has rated George Hull Centre as Average impact based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 10 Impact: Canadian Youth Charities.
Impact Rating: Average
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Finances
In F2024, George Hull Centre received $2.4m in donations. The bulk of its revenue (74%) was government funding, totalling $11.5m in F2024. Administrative costs were 2% of revenues, less investment income. Fundraising costs were 3% of donations. Total overhead spending was 5%. For every dollar donated, 95 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2024, GHC had $3.3m in funding reserves (cash and investments). These reserves can cover three months of annual program costs, indicating a need for funding.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to George Hull Centre for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 20, 2024 by Stellar Zhang.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 3.4% | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| Total overhead spending | 5.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 23.4% | 33.6% | 39.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 2,444 | 2,502 | 1,328 |
| Government funding | 11,509 | 11,013 | 10,828 |
| Investment income | 187 | (40) | 121 |
| Other income | 1,509 | 1,265 | 933 |
| Total revenues | 15,649 | 14,741 | 13,211 |
| Program costs | 13,987 | 12,823 | 11,826 |
| Administrative costs | 291 | 639 | 619 |
| Fundraising costs | 84 | 50 | 7 |
| Other costs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total spending | 14,362 | 13,511 | 12,451 |
| Cash flow from operations | 1,288 | 1,230 | 759 |
| Capital spending | 73 | 196 | 225 |
| Funding reserves | 3,278 | 4,311 | 4,646 |
Note: Ci has consolidated the audited financial statements of George Hull Centre and George Hull Centre Foundation. Ci removed related party transactions, decreasing revenues and expenses by $961k in F2024, $1.3m in F2023, and $263k in F2022. Ci adjusted for deferred donations within other revenue, affecting it by $173k in F2024, $195k in F2023, and $44k in F2022. Ci reported administrative and fundraising costs from the operating charity and the foundation’s T3010 filings with the CRA for F2022 and F2023, but not F2024 as they were not yet available at the time of this report.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
8 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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