Mennonite Central Committee BC is a 5-star, top-rated charity. It is financially transparent, has reasonable overhead costs, and an above-average results reporting grade of A-.

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.

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 also runs its own Community Development and Justice & Peace programs in British Columbia. 

International programs (MCC Canada) – 76% of program and grant costs. In F2022, MCC BC sent $9.6m to MCC Canada for its international development and relief program. MCC Canada worked on 496 projects in 45 countries during F2022. Its programs reached 925,662 people. 

Learn more about MCC Canada, also a 5-star charity. 

Community Development – 14% of program and grant costs. Community development services offered in BC include support for homeless people, refugees, service workers, and young people. In F2022, MCC BC helped 661 people at risk of homelessness with housing. It also helped seven newcomers to Canada through its New Foundations Program.

Disaster relief – 4% of program and grant costs. MCC BC responds to local disasters. In F2022, MCC BC responded to floods in British Columbia and rebuilt 15 homes. 

Justice and Peace – 2% of program and grant costs. Justice and Peace services include MCC BC's End Abuse program, Indigenous relations, and constituency engagement. MCC BC's End Abuse program involves support groups and weekly classes for women in intimate partner abuse situations, and groups for men who want to voluntarily learn healthier ways of being in relationships. In F2022, the End Abuse program had 369 participants. As part of its Indigenous Neighbors program, 1,170 children and youth participated in workshops on reconciliation.

The remaining 4% of program and grant costs went to Common Place Café and Ten Thousand Villages, a coffee shop and thrift store operated by MCC BC.

MCC British Columbia received $13.6m in donations and special events revenues in F2022. It also received $1.5m in government funding representing 7% of total revenues. Administrative costs are 4% of revenues and fundraising costs are 3% of donations. Total overhead spending is 7%. For each dollar donated, 93 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. 

MCC BC received $908k from MCC Canada. This amount is presented as other revenue. 

MCC BC manages a $55.3m Legacy Trust (MCC Legacy Trust), which represents donated land and buildings given to the charity for the purpose of generating revenue that it can use for programs. These subsidiaries are wholly-owned for-profit companies. In F2022, MCC BC received $5.8m in equity income from investment in subsidiaries. This amount is not included in the total revenues listed in the Financial Review.

MCC BC has gross reserve funds of $21.7m that include $15.3m in share capital and retained earnings from its investments in subsidiaries as well as $6.4m in cash. The charity also has $4.2m in interest-bearing liabilities. Net reserve funds of $17.5m can cover program and grants costs for one year and four months at the F2022 level. 

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

Updated on July 27, 2023 by Emily Downing.