Toronto City Mission is a 2-star, Fair demonstrated impact charity. It is financially transparent and has a C results reporting grade which is below average. Its overhead spending is 38% which is not within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover program costs for three years and ten months, which is above Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 1879, Toronto City Mission (TCM) is a Christian charity that helps children and families affected by poverty in Toronto. The Jesse Ketchum community in Toronto has 20% of the population living with low income and child poverty rates at 45% in certain areas. The Orton Park neighbourhood in Scarborough has 29% of its residents affected by poverty. 32% of families with children in Orton Park are single-parent households.

TCM has six programs: Sonshine Day Camp, Kids in Community (KIC), Education Provided in Community (EPIC), Youth Extreme (YX), Teens Leading Communities (TLC), and Role Model Moms (RMM). It spent a total of $483k on its programs in the fiscal year ending June 2024 (F2024). The charity does not provide a spending breakdown on its programs. In F2024, it reported to serve 88 families across all of its programs. The charity provides a bar chart of its clients by program, although the exact number of clients is not provided. 

Sonshine Day Camp is a camp offered during March Break and the Summer for children between grades 1 and 6. Camp activities include crafts, sports, singing, drama, Bible-based stories, and day trips. In F2024, about 95 kids participated in the program.

Kids in Community (KIC) is an after-school program for kids in grades 1 to 6. It aims to create a safe environment, conduct fun activities and provide homework help. In F2024, about 81 kids participated in the program.

Education Provided in Community (EPIC) is an after-school tutoring program. It pairs each child with a volunteer tutor to support their learning and a Christ-centered mindset. In F2024, about 48 kids participated in EPIC.

Youth Extreme (YX) aims to give high school students a safe environment to have fun, strengthen friendships and learn healthy conflict resolution. In F2024, about 25 kids participated.

Teens Leading Communities (TLC) trains young people to be leaders who give back to their communities. The trained youth volunteer for KIC. In F2024, about 11 youth participated.

Role Model Moms (RMM) aims to equip moms, who are at least 18 years old and have not completed their high school education, with academic tutoring, confidence, and life skills. Its goal is for these moms to pass the high school equivalency exam to increase job opportunities. Charity Intelligence found no metrics on this program.

Toronto City Mission’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a financial reporting best practice. This means its expenses are clearly defined between program, administrative, and fundraising costs.

In F2024, TCM received $546k in donations and special event fundraising in F2024, which 63% of total revenue. In F2024, it earned $218k in investment income, which is 25% of total revenue. It spent $483k on its programs, which is 56% of revenues. In F2024, it recorded a surplus of $111k (13% of revenues).

TCM spent $93k on fundraising costs, which is 17% of donations. It spent $136k on administrative costs, which 21% of revenue excluding investment income. TCM has total overhead spending of 38%. For every dollar donated to TCM, 62 cents are available to go to the cause. This is not within Ci’s reasonable range, which is 65-95.

TCM has $1.9m in reserve funds (cash and investments). It has donor endowments of $25k. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity's reserve funds can cover 387% or three years and ten months of its annual program costs. This is not within Ci’s reasonable range of under three years.

In F2024, TCM had investment returns of 14%. It is 62% invested in equities. Its investment returns have averaged 7% over the last five years.

This report is an update that has been sent to Toronto City Mission for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. Updated on June 4, 2025, by Leah DeFrancesco.