YWCA NWT
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
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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.
68%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 68 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About YWCA NWT:
Founded in 1966 as YWCA Yellowknife, YWCA NWT aims to build safe and equitable communities where women, girls, and families can realize their full potential. The charity provides affordable housing to families, support and emergency shelter to women escaping domestic violence, and organizes children’s programs in the Northwest Territories.
In F2018, 45% of program spending was allocated to housing. The charity has 18 units of affordable housing for women and children. In October 2018, YWCA NWT’s Rockhill apartment was destroyed in a fire. The charity continues to support clients in outside traditional housing but was not accepting new clients for the family housing program at the time of this report.
Family violence prevention programs received 31% of program spending in F2018. YWCA NWT operates Alison McAteer House in Yellowknife and Sutherland House in Fort Smith. The houses provide emergency shelter for women and children escaping violence.
In F2018, 24% of program spending was allocated to children and youth services. Dudes Club, GirlSpace, and Project Child Recovery allow youth to participate in fun activities and volunteering in a safe, accepting space. YWCA NWT is the largest provider of licensed after-school childcare in the NWT, having cared for 311 families in F2018.
In addition to regular programming, YWCA NWT advocates for a strategy to reduce homelessness and poverty in the territory, and for a local recovery program for men who abuse.
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Results and Impact
In F2018, YWCA NWT sheltered 153 women and 117 children escaping violence. The charity also helped to keep 91 women safe by helping them to receive Emergency Protection Orders (EPOs). An EPO requires that an abusive partner leave the family home for 90 days and avoids victims, including any children, becoming homeless.
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Finances
YWCA NWT is a small charity with donations of $454k in F2018. The charity received $2.6m in government funding, representing 52% of total revenues. Administrative costs are 4% of revenues and fundraising costs are 28% of donations. For every dollar donated, 68 cents go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
YWCA NWT has $1.8m in gross funding reserves which could cover five months of program costs. The charity also has $2.0m in interest-bearing debts, producing a negative program cost coverage.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to YWCA NWT for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 8, 2019 by Madison Kerr.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 4.2% | 4.3% | 8.1% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 27.5% | 16.6% | 35.6% |
| Total overhead spending | 31.7% | 20.9% | 43.6% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | (3.8%) | (11.4%) | (30.7%) |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 454 | 489 | 243 |
| Government funding | 2,635 | 2,140 | 2,143 |
| Fees for service | 1,972 | 1,642 | 1,413 |
| Total revenues | 5,061 | 4,271 | 3,800 |
| Program costs | 4,141 | 3,492 | 3,237 |
| Administrative costs | 210 | 184 | 306 |
| Fundraising costs | 125 | 81 | 87 |
| Other costs | 122 | 112 | 53 |
| Total spending | 4,598 | 3,869 | 3,683 |
| Cash flow from operations | 463 | 402 | 117 |
| Capital spending | 33 | 2 | (204) |
| Funding reserves | (158) | (398) | (993) |
Note: Ci has removed gain/loss on asset disposal or sale, affecting expenses by ($2k) in F2017, and revenues by ($94k) in F2016. Ci has adjusted for bad debts, affecting expenses by ($62k) in F2018, ($31k) in F2017, and ($33k) in F2016.
Salary Information
$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 F2018
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