United Way Elgin Middlesex

409 King Street
London, ON N6B 1S5
CEO: Kelly Ziegner
Board Chair: Eric Mallory

Charitable Reg. #:11926 0503 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 3/5]

✔+

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.

78%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 78 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About United Way Elgin Middlesex:

United Way Elgin Middlesex is a 3-star charity. It is financially transparent and has reasonable overhead costs. However, it has a below-average results reporting grade of B-.

United Way Elgin Middlesex (UWEM), formerly United Way London Middlesex and United Way Elgin-St. Thomas, provides grants to local organizations to address human service needs in London and Middlesex and Elgin Counties.

Its three main focus areas are From Poverty to Possibility; All That Kids Can be; and Healthy People, Strong Communities. The charity does not provide a breakdown of spending for these three areas.

UWEM focuses on reducing the effects of poverty in the community. It reports that one in seven people in London, Ontario live in poverty. In F2023, the charity’s funded partners provided 6,700 emergency shelter nights. The funded partners also provided 1,660 food boxes.

United Way Elgin Middlesex aims to help all children reach their potential. One in four children in London live in poverty, as well as one in five children in Elgin-St. Thomas. In F2023, UWEM-funded partners matched 730 children and youth with a mentor. Another UWEM partner provided backpacks to 3,500 kids.

UWEM focuses on improving the wellbeing of the community, especially through mental health services. In F2023, 28,300 calls were made to the Canadian Mental Health Association Middlesex Support Line, a UWEM-funded partner.

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Results and Impact

In F2023, United Way Elgin Middlesex provided funding to The Inn St. Thomas, a local shelter. This organization provided 29,000 meals to 217 people. UWEM-funded partners helped 1,620 children and youth in Elgin Middlesex increase their literacy and numeracy skills. Grant recipients also helped 3,076 children from low-income families increase their physical activity and sense of belonging. After receiving support from a UWEM-funded program, 10,738 people increased their ability to cope and improve their situations. 

While Ci highlights these results, this may not be a complete representation of United Way Elgin Middlesex’s results and impact. 

United Way Elgin Middlesex is not yet rated for impact (n/r).

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Finances

United Way Elgin Middlesex received $7.3m in donations and special events revenues in F2023. Combined fundraising and administrative costs are 22% of revenues (less investment income). Total overhead spending is 22%. For each dollar donated, 78 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. 

Reserve funds of $6.3m can cover program and grant expenses for one year and two months. Included in reserve funds are the value of two funds held at the London Community Foundation. The Forever Fund had a value of $1.2m and the Stability Fund had a value of $171k at the end of F2023. 

UWEM’s T3010 filing with the CRA is not yet publicly available for F2023 at the time of tis report. In its T3010 filings, it reports government funding of $0 in F2022 and $3.0m in F2021. Ci reports the charity’s government funding from its audited financial statements. 

UWEM’s audited financial statements do not clearly separate grants to other organizations and in-house program spending. Ci allocated United Way Community Services expenses to program costs. Ci classified Community Fund, Local Love Giving Campaign, and Strategic Investment expenses as grants. 

Charity Intelligence has sent this update to United Way Elgin Middlesex for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 1, 2023 by Emily Downing.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202320222021
Fundraising & admin costs as % of revenues 21.6%19.1%12.6%
Total overhead spending 21.6%19.1%12.6%
Program cost coverage (%) 114.8%93.8%62.1%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202320222021
Donations 7,2147,1538,367
Government funding 01,0004,494
Special events 12913895
Investment income 80172416
Other income 1075(2)
Total revenues 7,5308,46713,370
Program costs 587506510
Grants 4,9075,7379,369
Donor-designated donations 412396514
Fundraising & administrative costs 1,6061,5871,628
Total spending 7,5138,22612,020
Cash flow from operations 172411,350
Capital spending 64916
Funding reserves 6,3095,8576,137

Note: To report on a cash basis, Ci adjusted for changes in deferred donor-choice donations, affecting total donations and revenue by ($29k) in F2023, $18k in F2022, and ($95k) in F2021. Ci adjusted for changes in deferred government funding, affecting government and total revenues by ($40k) in F2023, $100k in F2022, and $0 in F2021. Ci adjusted for changes in pledges receivable, affecting donations and total revenues by $364k in F2023, ($219k) in F2022, and $247k in F2021. Ci backed out the total special events revenue amount from donations and reported this separately. Ci backed out amortization from program costs and combined administrative and fundraising costs on a pro-rata basis. Ci adjusted for changes in donor-designated grants payable, donor-designated grants and total expenses by $10k in F2023, ($3k) in F2022, and ($139) in F2021.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 26

Avg. compensation: $62,819

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
1
$80k - $120k
4
$40k - $80k
5
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

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519-438-1721

 



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