Focus Humanitarian Assistance
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements available only through official request for information from Charities Directorate.
D
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Low
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.
94%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 94 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Focus Humanitarian Assistance:
Focus Humanitarian Assistance is a 1-star charity. It is not financially transparent, reports very little of its results for donors, and has Low Demonstrated Impact. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence's report.
Founded in 1994, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) is an international crisis response and disaster risk management agency. Its mission is to save lives, reduce suffering, and create resilience in communities prone to man-made and natural disasters.
In 2022, FOCUS spent $12.7m on its programs and grants. 82% ($10.4m) of spending went toward grants to partner charities. In 2022, the charity granted $3.0m to Aga Khan Foundation Canada and $657k to Aga Khan Foundation Geneva. The charity did not report where it spent the rest of its grants.
Focus Humanitarian Assistance also runs two main programs. It spent 16% ($2.0m) of program and grant costs on Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Preparedness, and 2% on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Assistance. The remaining 1% of program and grant spending was on Operational Strengthening.
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Results and Impact
In 2022, FOCUS and its partner Aga Khan Agency for Habitat responded to flooding in Pakistan. It helped evacuate more than 8,000 people.
Charity Intelligence highlights these key results. They may not be a complete representation of Focus Humanitarian Assistance's results.
Charity Intelligence has given FOCUS a Low impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Low
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Finances
FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance is not financially transparent. Its audited financial statements are not posted on its website nor provided when requested. Charity Intelligence's financial review uses the 2022 unaudited financial statements. This is the most recent information Ci received from the Charities Directorate from our request for information.
Focus Humanitarian Assistance received $12.1m in Canadian donations and $1.5m in international donations in 2022. FOCUS spent $12.7m on its programs and grants, which is 92% of revenue. In 2022, the charity recorded a surplus of $378k, which is 3% of revenue.
Administrative costs are 2% of revenue (less investment income). Fundraising costs are 5% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 94 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
FOCUS has $12.1m in reserve funds (cash and investments). The charity’s reserves can cover 95% or 11 months of its annual program costs.
This charity profile is an update that has been sent to Focus Humanitarian Assistance for comments and edits. Changes may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 2, 2024 by Liam Chapleau.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 1.5% | 1.2% | 3.0% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 4.6% | 2.5% | 6.9% |
| Total overhead spending | 6.1% | 3.7% | 9.9% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 95.2% | 109.6% | 52.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 12,133 | 11,811 | 4,590 |
| International donations | 1,535 | 2,085 | 1,675 |
| Government funding | 77 | 322 | 305 |
| Investment income | 67 | (23) | (6) |
| Other income | 0 | 3,491 | 0 |
| Total revenues | 13,812 | 17,686 | 6,565 |
| Program costs - International | 2,261 | 2,774 | 1,119 |
| Grants | 10,413 | 8,226 | 6,247 |
| Administrative costs | 207 | 206 | 197 |
| Fundraising costs | 554 | 295 | 318 |
| Total spending | 13,435 | 11,500 | 7,881 |
| Cash flow from operations | 378 | 6,185 | (1,316) |
| Capital spending | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Funding reserves | 12,061 | 12,051 | 3,843 |
Note: DEFERRED REVENUE: Ci adjusted for deferred revenue within Canadian donations, affecting revenue by ($504k) in 2022, $1.1m in 2021, and ($nil) in 2020. CHANGE IN RECEIVABLES: Ci adjusted for the change in receivable from other FOCUS and Aga Khan affiliates, revenue by ($2.0m) in 2022, $458k in 2021, and ($1.3m) in 2020. RELATED PARTIES: Ci removed donations from related parties from Canadian donations and put the amounts in international donations and other revenue, depending on where the charity is located. FX LOSS: Ci included loss on foreign exchange, affecting revenue and expenses by ($71k) in 2022, ($31k) in 2021, and ($38k) in 2020. CHANGES IN GRANTS PAYABLE: Ci accounted for the change in grants payable to related parties, affecting expenses by $218k in 2022, ($1.3m) in 2021, and $13k in 2020. USE OF T3010: Ci used the charity’s T3010 to report administrative and fundraising costs, which amount to the total office and general line item on the charity’s audited financial statements.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
1 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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