Jays Care Foundation
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.
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.
66%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 66 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Jays Care Foundation:
Jays Care Foundation is a 4-star charity that is financially transparent. It has an above average results reporting grade and its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range.
Founded in 1992, Jays Care Foundation (Jays Care) runs programs and distributes grants to increase young people's access to sport. Jays Care is the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. Jays Care states that 44% of parents/guardians cannot afford to enroll their children in organized sports. It also states that 40% of parents report adverse effects in their children from reduced participation in sport and play due to the pandemic. Charity Intelligence estimates Jays Care spent $17.2m on its programs and grants in its fiscal year ending November 2024 (F2024).
Challenger Baseball, Girls at Bat and additional Jays Care programs received 47% of program spending in F2024. Jays Care states that one in three girls report feeling unwelcome as a key factor stopping them from continuing in sport. Girls at Bat is an introductory level baseball program for those identifying as a girl. Across 490 sites, 13,949 girls participated in Girls at Bat programming in F2024. Challenger Baseball is a free program run for kids with physical and/or cognitive disabilities. Across 417 program sites, 14,968 young people participated in Challenger Baseball programming in F2024.
RBI, LIT and Indigenous Rookie League (IRL) received 30% of program spending in F2024. The IRL program encourages young people in Indigenous communities to take part in baseball. Across 175 sites, 6,218 Indigenous young people participated in IRL programming in F2024. RBI works with local schools to remove barriers to baseball participation. Across 472 sites, 24,221 young people participated in RBI programming in F2024.
Community Initiatives received 10% of program spending in F2024. Jays Care offers wrap-around supports for young people. The charity distributed 4,442 winter hampers with snowsuits, hats, mitts, and toys in F2024. It also distributed 220,000 books at a free book fair event.
Field of Dreams received 9% of program spending in F2024. Jays Care grants money to build safe and accessible places for sport. The charity reports it invested over $1.7m to fund 20 new projects in F2024.
The remaining 4% of program spending went to Partner Grants and Other Disbursements (3%) and Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1%).
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Results and Impact
Jays Care surveyed coaches in its programs. The results are as follows:
- 84% reported that they noticed an increase in program participants' interest in sport and physical activity.
- 86% reported that they noticed participants forming strong connections with their peers.
- 61% reported that they noticed an improvement in participants' self-regulation strategies.
RBI Summer Edition (RBI SE) is a free six-week summer camp program for children in summer school. 92% of parents reported that RBI SE positively affected their child’s summer school experience. 82% of parents reported that RBI SE increased their child’s amount of summertime physical activity.
87% of educators surveyed reported that Girls at Bat is very effective at promoting a positive sense of identity. The remaining 13% reported it was effective.
This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Jays Care Foundation. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on June 26, 2025, by Grady Simpson.
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Finances
Jays Care Foundation’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a best practice. This means its expenses are clearly defined between program, administrative, and fundraising categories.
In F2024 Jays Care received $7.5m in donations and special events fundraising. It also received $9.5m in net lottery revenues (50% of total revenue). Jays Care Foundation reports government funding in its T3010 but not in its audited financial statements. The most recent T3010 filing available at the time of this update was from F2023. As such, Ci reports government funding in F2023 and F2022 but not F2024.
Administrative costs are 5% of revenues (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 29% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 34%. For every dollar donated, 66 cents are available to go to the cause. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2024 Jays Care spent $17.2m on its programs and grants, which is 91% of its revenue. In F2024 it had a deficit of $1.2m.
Jays Care Foundation has $24.7m in reserve funds (cash and investments). Excluding $100k in donor-endowed funds, the net funding reserves can cover 143%, or one year and five months of program costs.
This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Jays Care Foundation. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on June 26, 2025, by Grady Simpson.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending November
|
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 5.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 28.6% | 26.5% | 22.0% |
| Total overhead spending | 34.0% | 29.8% | 25.1% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 142.6% | 187.0% | 186.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 4,584 | 4,968 | 4,596 |
| Government funding | 0 | 135 | 129 |
| Lotteries (net) | 9,460 | 13,732 | 8,372 |
| Special events | 2,884 | 4,458 | 3,933 |
| Investment income | 2,089 | 960 | (762) |
| Total revenues | 19,017 | 24,252 | 16,268 |
| Program costs | 15,554 | 11,618 | 7,836 |
| Grants | 1,664 | 2,313 | 1,835 |
| Administrative costs | 911 | 769 | 536 |
| Fundraising costs | 2,134 | 2,501 | 1,874 |
| Other costs | (53) | (168) | (22) |
| Total spending | 20,210 | 17,033 | 12,059 |
| Cash flow from operations | (1,193) | 7,220 | 4,209 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 31 | 99 |
| Funding reserves | 24,653 | 26,143 | 18,097 |
Note: Deferred adjustment: Jays Care uses deferred accounting. To show donors information on a consistent basis, Ci adjusted for these deferred revenues. This affected revenue by $7k in F2024, ($152k) in F2023, and $53k in F2022. Endowment contributions: Ci included endowment contributions. This affected revenues by $10k in F2024, $20k in F2023, and $20k in F2022. Lotteries: Ci reported 50/50 draw revenues net of expenses. This affected revenues and expenses by ($2.4m) in F2024, ($2.7m) in F2023, and ($1.6m) in F2022. Change in donations receivable: Ci adjusted for change in donations receivable. This affected revenues by $147k in F2024, $236k in F2023, and ($275k) in F2022. Due to related parties: Ci adjusted for due to related parties. This affected expenses by ($53k) in F2024, ($168k) in F2023, and ($22k) in F2022. Grants: Ci adjusted for change in accrued grant expenditures. This affected expenses by ($521k) in F2024, ($6k) in F2023, and $32k in F2022. Unrealized gain (loss): Ci reported unrealized gain (loss) under revenue. This affected revenues and expenses by ($1.1m) in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
3 |
$80k - $120k |
4 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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