Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health
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✔+
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.
n/r
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.
51%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 51 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health:
Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health is a 3-star rated charity with a below-average results reporting grade of B-. For every dollar donated, 51 cents are available to go towards the cause. Its reserve funds can cover three years and five months of annual granting.
Founded in 1979, Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health (ROFMH) raises funds to improve mental health patient care and research at Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal). The Royal is a mental health care, advocacy, research, and education organization. In fiscal 2024 (year ended March), ROFMH granted $2.9m to Royal Ottawa Health Care Group for patient care and $1.6m to University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health for research.
In F2024, 60% of ROFMH’s granting went towards patient care at Royal Ottawa Health Care Group. The Royal has many mental health programs like the Sleep Clinic, Schizophrenia Recovery Program, Prompt Care Clinic, and many others. In F2024, The Royal had 193,075 outpatient visits and 1,006 unique inpatients admitted. It also reported having 175 formal peer support sessions for clients and families in the Forensic Program.
In F2024, 40% of ROFMH’s granting went towards research at University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research. In F2024, there were 245 research publications completed by 78 researchers, 18 of whom are scientists.
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Results and Impact
In 2020, the discovery of ketamine’s antidepressant effects has been “one of the biggest breakthroughs in the field of depression in the past half-century.” Esketamine -- a more specific, non-invasive and easier-to-administer form of ketamine -- has recently received Health Canada approval in the form of a nasal spray and is used together with an oral medication for patients with treatment-resistant depression.
In 2022, Dr. Phillip’s research showed that white matter tracts in the brain involved in regulating emotions and making decisions differ in patients with depression who have had a previous suicide attempt compared to those who have had suicidal thoughts yet have not acted on them.
A team from the Royal is currently exploring a procedure called Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) to treat symptoms of PTSD. The procedure has already been shown to relieve some symptoms of PTSD in minutes by decreasing the release of stress hormones like norepinephrine or adrenaline.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health’s results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
In F2024, ROFMH received $5.7m in donations. It also received $1.5m in investment income, representing 21% of total revenues. In F2024, administrative costs are 15% of total revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 34% of total donations. For every dollar donated, 51 cents are available to go towards the cause. This is outside of Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. In F2024, Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health granted $5.0m which represents 69% of total revenues.
In F2024, ROFMH had total reserve funds of $17.5m, of which $859k were donor endowed. Excluding the donor-endowed funds, the charity’s current reserves can cover three years and five months of annual granting.
Profile updated on August 20, 2024 by Abby Stout.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 15.3% | 20.6% | 21.7% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 33.6% | 22.1% | 19.5% |
| Total overhead spending | 48.9% | 42.7% | 41.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 340.0% | 466.6% | 229.1% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 5,669 | 5,828 | 5,447 |
| Government funding | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Investment income | 1,495 | (47) | 914 |
| Total revenues | 7,164 | 5,780 | 6,482 |
| Grants | 4,951 | 3,446 | 8,292 |
| Administrative costs | 867 | 1,203 | 1,207 |
| Fundraising costs | 1,904 | 1,289 | 1,062 |
| Total spending | 7,722 | 5,937 | 10,561 |
| Cash flow from operations | (558) | (157) | (4,079) |
| Capital spending | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 17,545 | 17,123 | 19,115 |
Note: GRANTS PAYABLE: Ci included the change in grants payable to related parties. This affected total expenses by $507k in F2024, ($859k) in F2023, and $1.6m in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
1 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
2 |
$120k - $160k |
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$80k - $120k |
4 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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