YWCA Toronto is a 2-star charity. It has an average results reporting grade but it has Low demonstrated impact and its overhead costs fall outside of Ci's reasonable range.

Founded in 1873, YWCA Toronto works to transform the lives of women in Toronto. It primarily serves disadvantaged women, girls, and gender-diverse people. YWCA Toronto’s clients include women escaping domestic violence, recent immigrants to Canada, single mothers, low-income families, and Indigenous women. YWCA Toronto’s main programs include Housing, Employment, Support, Girls and Family, and Philanthropy.

YWCA Toronto has 667 units of permanent housing, two violence against women shelters, one shelter for homeless women, and one transitional housing project. The charity reports that in F2021 it housed 1,009 people.

YWCA Toronto provides courses on computer skills, English literacy, customer service, and leadership. Clients also gain experience with interviews and resume writing. In F2021, 3,279 people participated in YWCA Toronto employment and training programs. 1,791 people participated in JUMP Scarborough, JUMP Etobicoke, and English language skills programs.

In F2021, 57 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers went to YWCA Toronto’s Bergamot Early Childhood Centre. YWCA Toronto also helped 320 teen moms and families increase social networks and develop confidence and skills to raise healthy children.

 YWCA Toronto’s advocacy work focused on an intersectional feminist pandemic recovery in F2021. The charity ran 3 advocacy campaigns with the YWCA Ontario Coalition urging a gender-responsive recovery plan.

YWCA Toronto received $4.7m in donations and special event revenue in F2021.  The charity received $28.0m in government funding, representing 73% of total revenues. Administrative costs are 11% of total revenues and fundraising costs are 26% of donations. Total overhead spending is 37%. For every dollar donated, 63 cents go to the cause. This falls outside of Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

YWCA Toronto has $12.5m in liquid assets and $60.1m in interest-bearing debts creating a negative program cost coverage ratio. These debts mainly represent mortgages to finance its shelters and facilities. Excluding debts, YWCA Toronto could cover 39% or five months of program costs.

YWCA Toronto paid external fundraisers $17k in F2021 to raise $24k for a cost of 70 cents per dollar raised.

This charity profile is an update that has been sent to YWCA Toronto for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 21, 2021 by Emily Downing.