Progress Place
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.
B+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Good
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.
93%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 93 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Progress Place:
Progress Place is a five-star rated charity. It has an above-average B+ results reporting grade, is financially transparent, and has reasonable overhead costs. It is rated Good for demonstrated impact per dollar. With its current reserves the charity can cover four months of annual program costs.
Founded in 1983, Progress Place works to improve the lives of people living with mental illness. It offers programs and services which provide opportunities for recovery through friendship, employment, education, housing, and recreation. The charity reports that one in five Canadians will experience a form of mental illness at some point in their life. Progress Place is a part of the International Center for Clubhouse Development and follows the Clubhouse Model of rehabilitation. Outside of the Clubhouse, Progress Place also runs rehabilitation programs in the community. In F2023, the charity had 67,365 total program visits.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 5 Impact: Canadian Homeless Charity.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 100 Rated Charity.
Progress Place’s Clubhouse was 88% of program spending in F2023. It includes programs like seniors' programs, housing programs, Warm Line and Double Recovery. The seniors program engages seniors over the age of 55 living with mental illness in various activities. In F2023, 191 seniors received help. The housing program provides access to affordable housing. In F2023, 143 homeless or underhoused people were housed. Warm Line offers confidential and anonymous peer support telephone, online chat, and text messaging services for adults living with mental illness. In F2023, the charity reported 25,305 calls and messages. Double Recovery is a support program that hosts three virtual meetings per week for people living with substance abuse and mental health issues.
Community Support Programs were 12% of program spending. This includes employment programs, peer support programs, education programs, and the Health Access program. In F2023, the charity facilitated 552 virtual opportunities for skills enhancement and social connection, which were attended 2,652 times. In F2023, 183 people were part of the employment program. The charity helped 77 members pursue their education goals.
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Results and Impact
Progress Place reports that there was an 86% reduction in hospitalizations for Progress Place members one year after joining the Clubhouse. In 2022 Progress Place was on Charity Intelligence's Top 5 Toronto Impact Charity list.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Progress Place’s results and impact. The charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
Progress Place is rated Good for its demonstrated impact.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 5 Impact: Canadian Homeless Charity.
Impact Rating: Good
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Finances
Progress Place has total donations of $121k in F2023. Government funding of $5.0m accounted for 93% of total revenues. Administrative and fundraising costs are 8% of revenues (excluding investment income). This results in total overhead spending of 8%. For every dollar donated, 92 cents are available for programs. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2023 the charity spent $4.6m on its programs, which is 86% of total revenues. The charity had a surplus of $301k.
Progress Place has reserve funds of $1.5m. These are the charity’s cash and investments. The charity can cover four months of annual program costs with its existing reserves.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Progress Place for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 26, 2024 by Alessandra Castino.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total overhead spending | 8.0% | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 32.9% | 24.5% | 32.9% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 121 | 135 | 208 |
| Government funding | 4,952 | 4,511 | 4,014 |
| Fees for service | 21 | 115 | 0 |
| Business activities (net) | 157 | 32 | 119 |
| Investment income | 17 | 10 | 11 |
| Other income | 48 | 12 | 0 |
| Total revenues | 5,315 | 4,816 | 4,352 |
| Program costs | 4,593 | 4,267 | 3,472 |
| Administrative costs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fundraising & administrative costs | 421 | 381 | 338 |
| Total spending | 4,593 | 4,648 | 3,810 |
| Cash flow from operations | 722 | 168 | 542 |
| Capital spending | 98 | 236 | 275 |
| Funding reserves | 1,509 | 1,046 | 1,141 |
Note: DEFERRED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci removed amortization of deferred capital contributions decreasing revenues by $201k in F2023, $149k in F2022, and $124k in F2021. Ci included received capital contributions increasing revenues by $98k in F2023, $236k in F2022, and $275k in F2021. DEFERRED DONATIONS: Ci has adjusted for deferred donations, affecting revenues by ($10k) in F2023, ($47k) in F2022, and $28k in F2021. DEFERRED GOVERNMENT FUNDING: Ci adjusted for deferred government funding, affecting revenues by $90k in F2023, ($83k) in F2022, and $111k in F2021. DEFERRED REVENUE: Ci adjusted for deferred fees for service and deferred business income, affecting revenues by $23k in F2023, ($60k) in F2022, and $97k in F2021. AMOTIZATION: Ci removed amortization from program and administrative costs on a pro rata basis. ACTIVITY BASED COSTING: Ci used the charity’s CRA T3010 filing to break down program and administrative expenses.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
3 |
$40k - $80k |
7 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Comment added by the charity on October 10, 2024; added by Julian Dranitsaris
Progress Place is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with mental illness.
For more than 40 years, Progress Place has provided community-based, wrap-around services designed to support the recovery of people living with mental illness, with no waitlists. Individuals living with mental health challenges determine their path to recovery through Progress Place’s supported education, employment, housing, recreation, and peer support programs and services, all while being a part of Progress Place’s inclusive, respectful and engaging community.
Progress Place is grounded in the internationally recognized Clubhouse Model. Through this model, clients (called members), contribute to the Clubhouse’s daily activities while learning new skills, and utilizing their strengths which helps rebuild confidence and self-esteem. Research has proven the Clubhouse Model’s effectiveness in helping people find their own path to mental health recovery, while reducing emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
In addition to Progress Place’s core Clubhouse program, we are committed to supporting mental health recovery across all generations. We offer innovative, diverse and recovery-centered programs for people of all ages including the Seniors Program in St. James Town, the Young Adult Program, the Community Place Hub Health Access Program in Weston Mount Dennis, and several Peer Support Programs such as the Warm Line Peer-Support Line. Our intergenerational programs provide safe and welcoming spaces where members develop meaningful connections, a sense of belonging and mutual support while working in partnership, growing and learning from each other.
Progress Place’s Impact:
Please support the people of Progress Place as they forge their courageous and determined paths to recovery. Your support will help achieve Progress Place’s vision that all people living with mental illness are given the opportunity for full recovery.
Together, we can make recovery happen.
Charity Contact
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