Interval House is a 1-star rated charity with Low demonstrated impact. The charity is not financially transparent and has high overhead costs. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence's report.

Founded by a feminist collective in 1973, Interval House supports women survivors of intimate partner violence and their children. Interval House is based in Toronto and states that it is Canada's first centre for abused women and children. According to the charity, 67% of Canadians know at least one woman who has been physically or sexually assaulted. Interval House believes everyone has the right to a safe, healthy, and violence-free life and aims to break the cycle of abuse. The charity runs two main programs: Residential and Building Economic Self-Sufficiency.

In F2021, Interval House's Residential Program accounted for 60% of program spending. Interval House offers counselling, women's, children's, and a SafePet program. The charity gives families staying at the shelter supplies, including food, toiletries, emergency medicine, and baby items. In F2021, the charity reports that it served 31 women and 31 children. Additionally, Interval House spent 216 hours supporting participants of its women's and children's groups.

Interval House spent the remaining 40% of program costs on Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) services in F2021. The charity provides access to education, professional and life skills workshops, financial and housing assistance, job opportunities, professional clothing, and counselling through BESS. The charity reports that it held 20 virtual workshops for 224 attendees in F2021. Interval House provided 214 hours of one-on-one counselling and helped 41 women create a safety plan. Additionally, Interval House reports that it served 167 women through BESS, 76 of which were new clients in F2021.

Interval House is not financially transparent. The charity's financial statements are not posted online nor available upon request from the charity. Ci received financial statements after making a formal request from the CRA. 

In F2021, Interval House received $2.4m in donations. This includes $190k from United Way. The charity received $1.4m (30% of total revenue) in government funding in F2021.

Administrative costs are 6% of revenues and fundraising costs are 33% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 39%. For every dollar donated, 61 cents go to the cause. This falls outside Charity Intelligence's reasonable range for overhead spending.

In F2021, Interval House had $5.9m in funding reserves. Interval House could cover 2.5 years of annual program costs with its reserves.

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

Updated on August 22, 2022 by Ann Lei.