SIM Canada
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.
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.
86%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 86 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About SIM Canada:
Serving in Mission Canada is a 1-star charity. It has a D Results Reporting grade, which is below average. Its overhead costs are within Ci’s reasonable range. The charity’s reserves can cover program costs for one year and three months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range. Please read Ci's report before you give.
Founded in 1983, Serving in Mission Canada (SIM Canada) is the Canadian division of Serving in Mission International, located in the US. The charity’s mission is to ‘make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in communities where He is least known.’ SIM Canada has 168 members serving around the globe to support a long list of projects. It spent $11.6m on its programs in the fiscal year ending in September (F2024).
The charity lists its projects on its website. The goals of these projects include theological education, health services, anti-human trafficking, education, reducing food insecurity, natural disaster relief, and clean water access. SIM Canada does not report outputs from these programs or the number of people it serves.
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Results and Impact
Ci did not find any quantified outcomes from SIM Canada’s work. This may not completely reflect the charity’s results and impact.
Serving in Mission Canada is rated Low for demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Low
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Finances
Serving in Mission Canada’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a best practice. It received $11.4m in Canadian donations and $1.1m in international donations in F2024. The total of $12.5m is 86% of revenue. It received $1.8m in investment income.
SIM Canada spent $11.1m on international programs and $560k on Canadian programs in F2024. The total of $11.6m is 80% of revenue. The charity ran a surplus of $1.1m, which is 8% of revenue. It spent $146k on fundraising, which is 1% of donations, and $1.6m on administration, which is 13% of revenue, excluding investment income. For every dollar donated to the charity, 86 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.
SIM Canada has $14.6m in its reserves (cash and investments). These funds can cover program costs for one year and three months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
Updated on August 7, 2025 by Joshua Leduc. This update has been sent to the charity and changes may be forthcoming.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending September
|
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 12.6% | 11.6% | 10.8% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Total overhead spending | 13.8% | 12.8% | 11.7% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 125.7% | 120.2% | 117.5% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 11,354 | 11,958 | 12,302 |
| International donations | 1,100 | 1,042 | 1,140 |
| Investment income | 1,836 | 396 | (730) |
| Other income | 184 | 151 | 154 |
| Total revenues | 14,473 | 13,548 | 12,867 |
| Program costs - International | 9,916 | 9,524 | 9,461 |
| Program costs - Canada | 1,707 | 1,830 | 1,553 |
| Administrative costs | 1,586 | 1,525 | 1,463 |
| Fundraising costs | 146 | 140 | 116 |
| Total spending | 13,355 | 13,020 | 12,593 |
| Cash flow from operations | 1,118 | 528 | 274 |
| Capital spending | 27 | 52 | (494) |
| Funding reserves | 14,612 | 13,648 | 12,945 |
Note: 1. Ci adjusted for deferred donations, which affected donations by $nil in F2024, ($3k) in F2023, and ($2k) in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
4 |
$40k - $80k |
6 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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