Siloam Mission is a two-star financially transparent charity with a Low demonstrated impact rating. It has a B- results reporting grade, which is below average. For every dollar donated, 84 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 1987, Siloam Mission is a Christian charity that provides both basic needs and emergency shelter to Winnipeg’s homeless population. It distributes meals, clothing, and healthcare supplies; leads employment training and mentorship programs; and offers drop-in emergency shelter for those in need. The charity runs emergency shelter and drop-in services as its core programs. Its other programs include laundry and healthcare services, employment training, and transitional housing. The charity spent $11.1m on its programs in the fiscal year ending April 2023 (F2023).

Core programs include drop-in services provided by the Siloam Mission’s Hannah’s Place Emergency Shelter and Madison supportive housing facility. In F2023, the charity provided 47,789 nights of shelter to 1,445 unique individuals and served 1,000,000 meals. According to the charity, 85 Madison residents benefited from services provided at the facility in F2023.

Other programs include services provided by the Siloam Laundry Service, Saul Sair Health Centre, Clothing Room, Transition Services Program, and Employment Programs. In F2023, the charity washed 155,489 lb of laundry and reported 15,943 clothing room visits. Its health care facility processed 3,649 consultations and 1,602 visits. According to the charity, 198 people participated in its transitional housing subprogram in F2023. Of these, 23 were rehoused after being evicted, 32 found housing for the first time, and 18 transitioned into housing that was a better fit. The charity also reported that 71 people found a job after receiving employment training in F2023.

In F2023, Siloam Mission received $11.1m in donations which is 66% of total revenues and an 8% increase from $10.3m in F2022. The charity also received $2.6m in government funding, representing a 24% decrease from $3.4m in F2022. Administrative costs are 9% of revenues and fundraising costs are 8% of donations. This results in 16% total overhead spending, meaning that for every dollar donated, 86 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

In F2023, Siloam Mission spent $11.1m on its programs which is 66% of total revenues and a 13% increase from $9.8m in F2022. The charity also had a $3.3m cash surplus in F2023.

At the end of F2023, Siloam Mission had $5.6m in reserve funds (cash and GST rebate receivable) which covers 51% or slightly over 6 months of its annual program costs. Ci backed out $4.7m relating to Siloam Mission’s ‘Make Room’ loan from its reserve funds in F2023. This loan was used to finance its new Buhler Centre Facility which opened in F2020.

Profile updated by Julian Dranitsaris on July 18, 2024. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.