Wycliffe
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✔+
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.
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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.
75%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 75 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Wycliffe:
Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada is a 4-star charity that is financially transparent. It has a B- results reporting grade which is below average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 75 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
Founded in 1968, Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada (Wycliffe) works with the church in Canada and global partners to translate the Bible into other languages. It currently oversees 30+ language projects serving people in 43 countries. Its mission is to end Bible poverty by translating God's Word for minority language communities worldwide. The four pillars that guide Wycliffe are bible translation, engagement with scripture, capacity building, and literacy.
Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada reports that one in five people globally lack access to the entire Bible in a language they fully understand. Out of the world's 7,388 languages, only 10% have the complete Bible translated, 37% have some portions translated, and 54% do not have a single verse available in their language. Wycliffe partners with local translators, churches, and missionaries to translate the Bible into local languages. It also trains staff and local translators to run literacy and education programs in the communities they serve.
In F2023, Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada spent $14.3m on its programs. 82% was for field programs, 10% for training, 4% for communication, 3% on public relations, and 1% for innovation. In F2023, Wycliffe ran 268 language groups (289 in F2022) in 43 countries, which reached 422 million people (428m in F2022).
The Cree Initiative trains First Nations people in Canada to translate the Bible into their languages, focusing on three Cree language groups in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. They have completed audio recordings of all 150 Psalms in Naskapi for radio broadcast and held a Bible-based trauma healing program in December 2023, training eight women as apprentice facilitators.
Wycliffe's AIDIA project in southern Peru aims to translate the entire Bible into Eastern Apurímac Quechua. In fall 2023, the AIDIA Pastaza team trained Sunday school teachers, enabling them to teach approximately 130 children using discipleship materials. In South Pastaza, a Sunday school has started in the lead pastor's house, where 12 to 15 local children gather weekly for Bible lessons.
Kinsha focuses on Bible translation in a challenging Southeast Asian region, reaching 3.5 million people across three countries where Christianity faces opposition. Wycliffe Canada supports translation in two of Kinsha’s 15 languages, partnering with local groups and churches. They have conducted 14 Strengthening Christian Families (SCF) teacher training workshops with over 550 attendees, and organized 18 SCF events involving about 950 participants from diverse communities.
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Results and Impact
The Bible Translator’s Assistant (TBTA) software used globally speeds up the translation process by up to 40% without sacrificing either quality or accuracy.
After Camp Wycliffe as part of the Wycliffe Thai Foundation, at least one person becomes a missionary in Bible translation or literacy each year.
While Charity Intelligence highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Wycliffe’s results.
Charity Intelligence has not yet rated Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada on impact. This shows as (n/r).
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Finances
Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada received $15.2m in Canadian donations in F2023. It also received $3.7m in international funding and $5k in Canadian government funding. Wycliffe Canada spent $14.3m on its programs and grants in F2023, which is 74% of total revenues.
Administrative costs are 15% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 10% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 25%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 75 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range of 65 to 95 cents for overhead spending.
Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada had a surplus of $623k, which is 3% of total revenues. Wycliffe’s net funding reserves of $5.7m can cover annual program costs and grants to other Canadian charities at current levels for almost 5 months.
This report is an update that has been sent to Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 16, 2024 by Alexia Tudose.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending September
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
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Administrative costs as % of revenues | 15.3% | 16.0% | 14.9% |
Fundraising costs as % of donations | 10.1% | 9.4% | 7.2% |
Total overhead spending | 25.4% | 25.4% | 22.1% |
Program cost coverage (%) | 39.6% | 37.8% | 37.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
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Donations | 15,195 | 14,403 | 14,067 |
International donations | 3,689 | 3,111 | 3,410 |
Government funding | 5 | 19 | 1 |
Investment income | 429 | (209) | 373 |
Total revenues | 19,318 | 17,324 | 17,851 |
Program costs | 14,213 | 13,284 | 13,415 |
Grants | 66 | 62 | 82 |
Administrative costs | 2,885 | 2,804 | 2,607 |
Fundraising costs | 1,531 | 1,353 | 1,006 |
Total spending | 18,695 | 17,503 | 17,109 |
Cash flow from operations | 623 | (179) | 742 |
Capital spending | 13 | 100 | 136 |
Funding reserves | 5,661 | 5,043 | 5,023 |
Note: In F2021, Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada changed its fiscal year end from August to September. The available data does not include the 41-day period from August 21, 2021 to September 30, 2021. Ci gathered international donations from the charity’s T3010 CRA filings and backed the amounts out of donations. Similarly, Ci gathered grants from the charity’s T3010 CRA filings and backed the amounts out of program costs. Ci did not include foreign exchange gains (losses), affecting revenue by ($4k) in F2023, $41k in F2022, and $9k in F2021.
Salary Information
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$300k - $350k |
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$250k - $300k |
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$200k - $250k |
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$160k - $200k |
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$120k - $160k |
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$80k - $120k |
10 |
$40k - $80k |
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< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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