Rotary Foundation Canada

33 King St. West
Caledon, ON L7E 1C7
President: Dean Rohrs
Vice President: Eva Vida

Charitable Reg. #:11912 5797 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 1/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

C

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Low

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.

94%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 94 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Rotary Foundation Canada:

Rotary Foundation Canada is a 1-star charity. It is financially transparent, however it has a below-average results reporting grade of C meaning it does not report well on its results to donors. It has large funding reserves that can cover nearly 8 years of program spending at the F2022 level. Ci has rated Rotary Foundation Canada as Low on demonstrated impact per dollar spent. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence's report. 

Founded in 1917, Rotary Foundation Canada’s mission is to advance goodwill and peace by improving global outcomes in health, education, and poverty. It funds aid initiatives along with Rotary International, a global service organization of more than 1.2 million members. There are more than 700 Canadian clubs registered with Rotary International. Rotary Foundation Canada receives most of its donations from these clubs.

Rotary Foundation Canada runs three core programs. These include global projects, PolioPlus, and district projects.

Global projects were 63% of program costs in F2022. Rotary Foundation Canada’s global projects focus on peace and conflict prevention and resolution; disease prevention and treatment; water and sanitation; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; economic and community development; and the environment. Rotary Foundation Canada upgraded water facilities for ten communities in Costa Rica, bringing water to over 5,000 people. It also funded a fire rescue truck for Chernihiv, Ukraine.

PolioPlus made up 19% of program costs in F2022. These programs send funding and volunteers for polio elimination efforts around the world. The charity does not report on its annual contributions to these efforts, but the World Health Organization states that worldwide polio cases have greatly declined since 1988. There were 22 reported polio cases in 2022, a decrease of more than 99% over 30 years.

District projects were 18% of program costs in F2022. These include local projects led by Canadian clubs to help address needs in their communities. Rotary Foundation Canada funded a program to train Indigenous youth in water management. The program aims to encourage women to take jobs in a male-dominated field. It also aims to help improve water access in Indigenous communities by having more young Indigenous adults with water management skills.

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Results and Impact

In 2015, the charity entered into a five-year agreement with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to receive $6 million for global aid initiatives. Between 2015 and 2021, Rotary Foundation Canada states that it funded 143 projects through the GAC partnership. Through 20 water grants, Rotary Foundation Canada helped give 825,000 people in 11 countries access to potable water. This included 775,000 people in Africa, 35,000 in South America, 9,500 in Asia, and 5,300 in South America.

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Rotary Foundation Canada’s results and impact.

Charity Intelligence has given Rotary Foundation Canada a Low results reporting grade for demonstrated impact per dollar spent. 

 

Impact Rating: Low

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Finances

In F2022, Rotary Foundation Canada received $12.6m in donations. Fundraising costs are 3% of donations and administrative costs are 3% of revenues (less investment income). Total overhead spending is 6%. For each dollar donated, 94 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

Rotary Foundation Canada’s total international and Canadian program costs decreased by 60% from $14.5m in F2021 to $5.7m in F2022.

In F2022, Rotary Foundation Canada had reserve funds of $55.9m that include $48.8m in investments and $7.1m in cash and cash equivalents. Of this, $17.9m are donor-endowed funds. Excluding donor-endowed funds, reserve funds can cover program costs at the F2022 level for seven years and ten months.

The charity’s auditors state that some of its programs are run through Rotary Foundation International. In F2022, included in the charity's cost allocations is $514k in program costs paid to Rotary Foundation International, as well as $389k paid for fundraising and $239k paid for administration.

According to its annual CRA filings, Rotary Foundation Canada uses external fundraisers. In F2020, it paid external fundraisers $40k to raise $1.0m, at a cost of 4 cents per dollar raised.

Charity Intelligence has sent this update to Rotary Foundation Canada for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on July 31, 2023 by Emily Downing.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending June
202220212020
Administrative costs as % of revenues 3.1%3.8%3.6%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 3.1%2.7%4.8%
Total overhead spending 6.2%6.5%8.4%
Program cost coverage (%) 786.2%273.6%583.0%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202220212020
Donations 12,56511,5749,115
Government funding 001,385
Investment income (5,933)9,1681,120
Other income 1,517(2,519)863
Total revenues 8,14818,22312,483
Program costs - International 4,36111,1605,240
Program costs - Canada 1,3763,3531,771
Administrative costs 432348404
Fundraising costs 389311439
Total spending 6,55715,1717,854
Cash flow from operations 1,5913,0524,629
Capital spending 000
Funding reserves 55,94654,06551,930

Note: Ci reported international program spending from T3010 filings and removed the amounts from Canadian program costs. To report on a cash basis, Ci adjusted international programs by changes in amounts due to Rotary Foundation International. This affected international programs by ($133k) in F2022, $1.9m in F2021, and ($2.0m) in F2020. Ci reported foreign currency exchange gains (losses) as other income, affecting total revenues by $1.5m in F2022, ($2.5m) in F2021, and $863k in F2020. Ci reported allowance for uncollectible pledges in Canadian donations, affecting donations by ($108k) in F2022, ($15k) in F2021, and $24k in F2020.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 1

Avg. compensation: $50,798

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
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$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
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$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
0
$40k - $80k
1
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Charity Contact

Website: www.trfcanada.org
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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001