180 Shaw Street, Suite 201
Toronto, ON M6J 2W5
Executive Director: Rudy Ruttimann
Board Chair: Charlene Quincey

Charitable Reg. #:85912 8332 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.

Fair

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 SKETCH:

SKETCH is a 3-star charity. It has a Fair demonstrated impact rating and an average results reporting grade. The charity has low funding reserves and reasonable overhead spending.

Founded in 1996, SKETCH allows homeless and at-risk youth in Toronto to engage in the arts. It provides workshops, leadership & employment opportunities, and showcases the artists’ work. The charity reports that up to 10,000 young people are homeless in Toronto every year, and an estimated 6,000 young people are homeless every night across the country. In F2021, 610 youth aged 16-29 visited SKETCH 4,321 times to participate in the programs. The charity does not provide a full breakdown of its spending.

The Arts Wellness program provides self and community care through the arts, food access, tech support and referrals. The Food program serves healthy, homemade meals at on-site and in-person programs. The Wellness Referral program provides participants with counselling, health services, employment support, shelter and crisis support. 

The Arts Production program provides young artists with production residences and mentorships to help them create original new works in multiple artistic mediums, for Exhibition, Showcase, Sales and Public Art Production. 

The Arts Leadership program provides career mentorship and training in community-engaged arts and arts education. The NEXTUP! Leaders Lab is a 12-month initiative involving training, mentorship, and skills exchange that prepares racialized arts leaders and managers aged 18-35 for senior-level positions in the arts and culture sector.

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Results and Impact

Arts Wellness

In F2021, SKETCH provided 584 meals, 318 art kits, and 288 harm reduction kits through its Arts Wellness program. It also made 1,084 referrals for participants.

Arts Production

In F2021, SKETCH hosted 55 showcase events in 192 showcase spots. The events had 223 participants and 1,420 visits.

Arts Leadership

In F2021, SKETCH's Arts Leadership program supported 18 initiatives and delivered 926 workshops, mentorship sessions and events across the GTA and Canada.

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of SKETCH's results and impact. 

Charity Intelligence has given SKETCH a Fair impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.

Impact Rating: Fair

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Finances

SKETCH received donations and special events revenue of $1.8m in F2021. The charity received $2.2m in government funding, representing 54% of total revenue. Administrative costs are 12% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 2% of donations. This means overhead costs are 14%. For every dollar donated, 86 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

In F2021, SKETCH has $545k in funding reserves. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity's funding reserves could cover program costs for less than two months. This indicates a need for funding.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to SKETCH for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 31, 2022 by Lin Zhu.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending December
202120202019
Administrative costs as % of revenues 12.3%15.5%10.9%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 1.7%1.4%1.3%
Total overhead spending 14.0%16.9%12.2%
Program cost coverage (%) 16.8%37.4%6.2%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202120202019
Donations 1,651,092851,4211,503,654
Goods in kind 008,749
Government funding 2,206,0482,573,0802,140,593
Business activities (net) 60,40530,32591,897
Special events 102,171177,26730,871
Investment income 59596010,475
Other income 56,73562,885101,495
Total revenues 4,077,0463,695,9383,887,734
Program costs 3,253,2952,820,4413,180,290
Administrative costs 502,090571,065423,465
Fundraising costs 30,36514,63220,263
Other costs 113,833136,0890
Total spending 3,899,5833,542,2273,624,018
Cash flow from operations 177,463153,711263,716
Capital spending 033,6243,616,390
Funding reserves 545,2241,055,408196,762

Note: Ci has adjusted for amortization of deferred capital contributions and deferred donations, affecting revenues by $39k in F2021, $22k in F2020, and $203k in F2019. 

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 21

Avg. compensation: $90,117

Top 10 staff salary range:

$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 F2021

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.sketch.ca
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