Dorothy Ley Hospice
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.
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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.
54%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 54 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Dorothy Ley Hospice:
Dorothy Ley Hospice is a 3-star charity with an average results reporting grade and overhead spending outside of Ci's reasonable range. The charity is financially transparent and has funding reserves that can cover less than a year of program costs.
Founded in 1990, Dorothy Ley Hospice (DLH) is a volunteer-based charity that provides end-of-life care to people with life-limiting illnesses. DLH is located in Etobicoke and mainly serves clients from the Greater Toronto Area. Its main charitable programs are Residential Care, Community Support, and Education. In F2022, the charity spent $2.4m on programs.
In F2022, Dorothy Ley Hospice spent 61% of program spending on Residential Care. The charity operates a 24-hour residential facility where patients receive medical care in a home-like environment. The facility has ten beds, a dining area, a playroom for children, a den, and a living room. DLH offers residential hospice care to people who are over 16 years old and are expected to live less than three months. Patients must score 40 or lower on the Palliative Performance Scale to be eligible for hospice care. In F2021, the charity provided 110 people with end-of-life care in residence.
Community Support programs were 31% of program costs in F2022. DLH provides a variety of support services to clients including counselling, end-of-life planning, and emotional support for both patients and caregivers. In F2021, the charity had 6,267 support sessions and 537 wellness sessions. It reports that it supported 1,257 family caregivers and grieving individuals during the year.
In F2022, The remaining 8% of program spending was allocated to Education. DLH runs outreach events to inform the public about the benefits of palliative care and other topics related to hospice care. In F2021, the charity held 41 education sessions on grief and loss. Overall 595 people attended these sessions.
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Results and Impact
Dorothy Ley Hospice surveys its clients to measure its program results. In F2021, DLH states that 94% of surveyed caregivers felt that their loved ones were treated with dignity and respect at the hospice. 96% of surveyed caregivers reported that their loved ones unique wishes and preferences were honoured by DLH.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Dorothy Ley Hospice’s results and impact.
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Finances
In F2022, Dorothy Ley Hospice received $1.3m in donations. It also received $2.5m in government funding (65% of total revenue). Administrative costs are 22% of total revenue excluding investment income. Fundraising costs are 24% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 46%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 54 cents go to the cause. This is outside Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
Dorothy Ley Hospice has $2.0m in net funding reserves which can cover program costs for around ten months.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Dorothy Ley Hospice for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 15, 2022 by Arjun Kapur.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 21.6% | 19.3% | 23.2% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.1% |
| Total overhead spending | 45.9% | 43.6% | 47.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 83.9% | 28.4% | 16.0% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 1,300,635 | 1,150,158 | 1,165,029 |
| Government funding | 2,493,634 | 2,235,924 | 2,016,727 |
| Investment income | 3,388 | 4,648 | 11,261 |
| Other income | 31,049 | 30,258 | 28,980 |
| Total revenues | 3,828,706 | 3,420,988 | 3,221,997 |
| Program costs | 2,341,707 | 2,347,607 | 2,116,662 |
| Grants | 24,878 | 10,268 | 35,910 |
| Administrative costs | 824,189 | 659,064 | 744,333 |
| Fundraising costs | 316,880 | 279,808 | 280,234 |
| Total spending | 3,507,654 | 3,296,747 | 3,177,139 |
| Cash flow from operations | 321,052 | 124,241 | 44,858 |
| Capital spending | 36,726 | 53,287 | 14,708 |
| Funding reserves | 1,985,504 | 668,638 | 345,224 |
Note: In previous years, Ci used the charity's T3010 filing with the CRA to report administrative costs. As its T3010 filing for F2022 was not available at the time of this report, administrative costs may be inaccurate.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
5 |
$40k - $80k |
4 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2021
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
The comment below was sent to Ci in the past and is related to an old version of the profile.
The Dorothy Ley Hospice is reviewing and will be updating the “Cents to the Cause” information.
Charity Contact
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