Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto is a two-star charity that is not financially transparent and has not yet been rated on impact (n/r). It has a C results reporting grade, which is below average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 93 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 1992, Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto (SMT) is a Christian charity that provides a variety of services for people in downtown Toronto. It runs a health clinic, a kitchen, and Sunday church services at its Sanctuary located on 25 Charles Street East. It also own a separate housing location and is actively involved in community outreach. SMT runs five programs: Outreach, Sunday Worship, Community Meals, Lucas House, and its Health Clinic. The charity spent $2.2m on its programs in the fiscal year ending in December 2022.

Community Meals is a program that runs twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday. SMT provides both hot meals and essential services (shower facilities, clothing, books, and internet connection) to those in need. SMH also prepares special meals for holidays and other special events. According to the charity, 300 people benefit from this program each week.

Health Clinic is a program that provides physical, mental, and spiritual care to those who enter SMT’s clinic. Three registered nurses care for an average of 250 active patients each year. The charity also reports that the clinic sees 800 unique yearly visitors.

Sunday Worship is a program that runs once a week on Sunday. According to the charity, this service is a sacred time and an inclusive space where everyone present is encouraged to participate. Four preachers organize and deliver the program. 

Lucas House is a shelter program. In 2023, SMT purchased an additional property and rented it out to four people for free.

Community Outreach is a program where SMT listens to and shares stories from its community on its website. The charity did not disclose any quantified results from this program.

This charity is not financially transparent. Its audited financial statements are not publicly available on its website. Accordingly, Ci retrieved its audited statements from the CRA for 2022, 2021, and 2020. This analysis uses these financial statements.

In 2022, SMT received $1.7m in donations which is 88% of revenues and a 23% decrease from $2.2m received in 2021. The charity also received $203k of government funding which is 10% of revenues. Since the charity did not disclose fundraising costs on either its audited financials or T3010 filings, Ci reported administrative and fundraising costs together. In 2022, administrative and fundraising costs are 7% of revenues. Total overhead spending is 7%, meaning that for every dollar donated, 93 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

In 2022, SMT spent $2.2m on its programs and had a $326k cash deficit.

At the end of 2022, Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto had $1.6m in reserve funds which covers 74% or slightly less than nine months of its annual program spending.

Profile updated by Julian Dranitsaris on July 23, 2024. Updates and corrections may be forthcoming.