Ryan's Well

P.O. Box 1120, 215 Van Buren Street
Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
Founder: Ryan Hreljac
Board Chair: Sarah Gore

Website: www.ryanswell.ca
Charitable Reg. #: 88858 7110 RR0001

Sector: International Aid

Operating Charity

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Results Reporting

Grade: B+

The grade is based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Financial Transparency

Most recent audited financial statements available on the charity's website [Audited financial statement for most recent year]

Need for Funding

Funding Reserves Program Costs

Spending Breakdown

Cents to the Cause

♦	♦	♦
			95¢



			75¢
			avg
			65¢


			50¢

2016	2017	2018

For a dollar donated, cents funding the cause after fundraising and admin costs, excluding surplus.

Impact Rating: Good

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Full-time staff #4

Avg. Compensation $46,776

Top 10 Staff Salary Range

$350k +	0
$300k - $350k	0
$250k - $300k	0
$200k - $250k	0
$160k - $200k	0
$120k - $160k	0
$80k - $120k	0
$40k - $80k	2
< $40k	2

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2018

About Ryan's Well:

Founded in 2001, Ryan’s Well Foundation (Ryan’s Well) is a Canadian charity whose mission is “Ryan’s Well Foundation, together with our local partners, provides access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene education in the poorest regions of developing countries. We educate and motivate people to share our passion and contribute to achieving change in the world.” According to Ryan’s Well, nearly one billion people in the world do not have access to safe water. Additionally, 2.5 billion people live without proper sanitation, and lack of sanitation is the world’s leading cause of infection. Ryan’s Well says that 88% of all diseases are caused by either unsafe water or poor sanitation and hygiene.

Ryan’s Well runs three main programs: Build, Education, and Motivation. In F2018, Build programs made up 84% of total program spending. Motivation and Education programs made up 9% and 7% of program spending, respectively, in F2018.

Through the Build program, Ryan’s Well completed 112 water projects and six latrines in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, and Uganda in F2018. This is a 14% increase in the number of water projects completed, and a 90% decrease in the number of latrines built in F2016. Since it began, Ryan’s Well has completed 1,277 water projects and built 1,251 latrines in 16 countries, which gave 924,010 people access to clean water.

Financial Review:

Ryan’s Well is a small charity, with total donations of $837k in F2018. Administrative costs are 11% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 11% of donations. For every dollar donated, 78 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. Funding reserves of $590k can cover ten months of annual program costs.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Ryan’s Well for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on May 29, 2019 by Lauren Chin.

Financial Ratios Fiscal year ending March	2018	2017	2016
Administrative costs as % of revenues	10.6%	6.1%	12.2%
Fundraising costs as % of donations	10.5%	4.2%	8.0%
Program cost coverage (%)	82.2%	101.9%	33.4%

Summary Financial Statements All figures in $s	2018	2017	2016
Donations	837,078	1,160,483	777,839
Other income	(1,640)	(4,244)	(940)
Total revenues	835,438	1,156,239	776,899
Program costs	717,572	630,586	698,181
Administrative costs	88,592	70,958	94,442
Fundraising costs	87,938	48,359	61,891
Cash flow from operations	(58,664)	406,336	(77,615)
Funding reserves	589,702	642,665	233,256

Note: Ci reported foreign exchange gains (losses) in other revenue. To report on a cash basis, Ci adjusted for amortization of ($202) in F2018, ($227) in F2017 and ($406) in F2016, backing it out of administrative costs.

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