Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia is a 3-star, financially transparent charity. It has a B+ Results Reporting grade, which is above average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 94 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci's reasonable range. Due to a large, one-time donation, the charity's reserves can cover its program costs for over 11 years.

Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia (MCC BC) is one of six provincial divisions of Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC Canada), which works with Mennonite Central Committee US to form MCC International (MCC). MCC is a Christian relief, development, and peacebuilding charity that works with local churches in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada.

A Charity Intelligence 2023 Top 100 Rated Charity

Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia and MCC both have a mission of sharing God’s love and compassion for all by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. MCC BC works in partnership with churches to deliver its programs. MCC BC sends money to MCC Canada to support its international activities and runs its own Community Development and Justice & Peace programs in British Columbia. In F2023, MCC BC spent $15.0m on its programs and grants.

International programs (MCC Canada) – 75% of program and grant costs. In F2023, MCC BC sent $11.2m to MCC Canada for its international development and relief program. MCC Canada ran 508 projects through 393 partners in 45 countries. Its programs reached 959,310 people in F2023. To learn more about MCC Canada, a 5-star charity, read Charity Intelligence’s report.

BC Programs – 25% of program and grant costs. MCC BC’s local programs focus on community development, local disaster relief, and justice and peace. In F2023, MCC BC provided 840 people at risk of homelessness with housing. The charity also provided support to 325 refugees in BC and provided one-on-one support to 81 Ukrainians. As part of its disaster response, MCC BC sent 2,491 comforters, 600 hygiene kits, 792 school kits, 700 relief kits, and 400 infant care kits across BC.

MCC BC manages a $284.3.m Legacy Trust (MCC Legacy Trust), which represents donated land and buildings given to the charity to generate revenue that it can use for programs. These subsidiaries are wholly owned for-profit companies. In F2023, MCC BC recorded a loss of $648k in equity income from investment in subsidiaries. This amount is not included in the total revenues listed in the Financial Review.

Learn more: Globe and Mail's story about Mary and Henry Rempel who left a $229.6 million donation in property to MCC BC, September 23, 2023. This amount is recorded in donated goods in kind.

MCC BC received $13.9m in donations and special events revenue in F2023. The charity spent $15.0m on its programs and grants, which is 73% of revenue (excluding donated goods). Excluding donated goods, MCC BC recorded a surplus of $3.8m, which is 19% of revenue.

Administrative costs are less than 1% of revenue (excluding investment income), and fundraising costs are 6% of donations. For every dollar donated to MCC BC, 94 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

MCC BC has $178.2m in reserve funds (cash and shares in subsidiaries), a 768% increase compared to $20.5m in F2022. The charity’s reserves can cover its annual program and grant costs for over 11 years. Before the $229.6m donation of property, the charity’s reserves could cover 157%, or one year and seven months of its annual program and grant costs.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to MCC BC for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on July 24, 2024 by Liam Chapleau