Little Warriors
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements available only through official request for information from Charities Directorate.
A
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.
90%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 90 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Little Warriors:
Little Warriors is a 2-star charity with a strong results reporting score and overhead costs within Ci's reasonable range. However, it is not financially transparent.
Founded in 2005, Little Warriors works to increase awareness, prevent, and treat the effects of child sexual abuse. The charity is based in Alberta but does not limit its services to Albertans. Little Warriors reports that one in three girls and one in six boys experience an unwanted sexual act. The charity runs two main programs: Therapeutic Treatment Programs and Prevent It!.
In F2022, Little Warriors allocated 98% of total program spending to Therapeutic Treatment Programs. This includes Be Brave Ranch, Online Be Brave Bridge programs, and Family Programs. Be Brave Ranch is a treatment centre for children who have been sexually abused. The treatment begins with a 26-day stay at the Ranch for children aged 8-12 and a 12-day stay for girls aged 13-17. Throughout the year, children return to the Ranch for three additional stays. Children and their families work to limit the lasting trauma resulting from abuse. In F2022, 120 children attended the program at Be Brave Ranch.
Little Warriors spent 2% of total program costs on its Prevent It! workshops in F2022. The Prevent It! workshop teaches adults how to prevent sexual assault and identify behaviour changes that indicate assault has occurred. Participants can attend a three-hour, in-person workshop or access a 90-minute online version. In F2022, 2,408 adults completed Prevent It! courses.
At the time of this report, Little Warriors had not released an Annual Report for F2023. The information on this report refers to F2022 and before.
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Results and Impact
An article published in the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2020 examined the results of Be Brave Ranch treatment. The study examined 27 adolescent females after one round of 12-day treatment at the Ranch. The research found that the treatment reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety by 20%, and improved participants’ quality of life and self-esteem by 20%.
In F2022, the charity reported that for every dollar invested in the Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch, $11 is saved in social services and healthcare costs.
While Charity Intelligence highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Little Warriors’ results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
Little Warriors is not financially transparent. It does not make its audited financial statements publicly available and did not respond to requests for information. Ci compiled this report from statements obtained through the CRA’s Charities Directorate.
In F2022, Little Warriors received $4.9m in donations. It also received $442k in government funding, representing 8% of revenue. Administrative costs were 8% of revenues, less investment income. Fundraising costs were 2% of donations. Total overhead spending was 10%. For every dollar donated, 90 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2022, Little Warriors had $7.5m in funding reserves (cash and investments). These can cover two years and one month of annual program costs.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Little Warriors for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 14, 2024 by Stellar Zhang.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending September
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 7.6% | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.7% |
| Total overhead spending | 10.1% | 11.9% | 7.3% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 209.1% | 193.5% | 189.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 4,884 | 3,893 | 3,473 |
| Government funding | 442 | 557 | 123 |
| Fees for service | 142 | 65 | 25 |
| Lotteries (net) | 6 | (32) | 132 |
| Special events | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Investment income | 31 | 18 | 35 |
| Other income | 373 | 215 | 316 |
| Total revenues | 5,879 | 4,739 | 4,104 |
| Program costs | 3,609 | 3,215 | 2,823 |
| Administrative costs | 446 | 412 | 268 |
| Fundraising costs | 119 | 126 | 25 |
| Total spending | 4,174 | 3,753 | 3,117 |
| Cash flow from operations | 1,704 | 987 | 987 |
| Capital spending | 24 | 27 | 84 |
| Funding reserves | 7,546 | 6,221 | 5,343 |
Note: Ci adjusted for deferred donations, lottery income, and contributions related to property and equipment. Total deferred adjustment affected revenue by $319 in F2022, $46 in F2021, and $64k in F2020. Ci reported fundraising, administrative, and program costs from the charity’s T3010 filing with the T3010. Ci included amortization in expenses and removed it pro-rata from expenses.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
3 |
$80k - $120k |
4 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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