Help Lesotho

610 Bronson Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 4E6
Executive Director: Peg Herbert
Board Chair: John Graham

Website: www.helplesotho.org
Charitable Reg. #: 82246 8476 RR0001
Sector: International Aid
Operating Charity

Charity Rating

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Results Reporting

Grade: B-

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

Financial Transparency

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity's website [Audited financial statement for most recent year]

Need for Funding

Funding Reserves Program Costs

Spending Breakdown

Cents to the Cause

♦ ♦ ♦
95¢
75¢
avg
65¢
50¢
2016 2017 2018
For a dollar donated, cents funding the cause after fundraising and admin costs, excluding surplus.

Impact Rating: Low

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Full-time staff #31

Avg. Compensation $27,243

Top 10 Staff Salary Range

$350k + 0
$300k - $350k 0
$250k - $300k 0
$200k - $250k 0
$160k - $200k 1
$120k - $160k 1
$80k - $120k 1
$40k - $80k 2
< $40k 5
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2018

About Help Lesotho:

Founded in 2004, Help Lesotho works on the issues of gender inequity and HIV/AIDs to help children and youth in Lesotho, South Africa. Lesotho is one of the poorest countries in the world. It has the 2nd highest rate of HIV/AIDs in the world. Help Lesotho has five main programs: Leadership, HIV/AIDs & Gender Equity, Education & School Projects, Grandmother Support, and Orphans & Vulnerable Children.

Help Lesotho’s Leadership program made up 32% of total program spending in F2018. In F2018, over 300 students attended an annual five-day educational Leadership Camp. Help Lesotho also pays small stipends graduates of the Help Lesotho Leaders in Training Program to work with orphans and vulnerable children.

Help Lesotho’s HIV/AIDs & Gender Equity program made up 30% of total program spending in F2018. Through its Young Mother Program, Help Lesotho trained 150 young mothers and provided support in F2018. Led by 25 youth in Lesotho, GIRL4ce reached 15,773 people in F2018 through 84 performances about child marriage and gender-based violence.

Help Lesotho’s Education & School Projects program made up 17% of total program spending in F2018. Help Lesotho has 17 partner schools in Lesotho (11 primary schools and 6 high schools). Through Help Lesotho’s Pearl Program, 60 girls from 5 different primary schools attended eight training weekends in F2018.

Financial Review:

Help Lesotho is a medium-sized charity, with total donations of $1.2m in F2018. Administrative costs are 10% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 4% of donations. For every dollar donated, $0.87 goes to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. Funding reserves of $877k can cover nine months of annual program costs.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Help Lesotho for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on May 23, 2019 by Lauren Chin.  

Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending June 		201820172016
Administrative costs as % of revenues 9.9%7.3%6.3%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 3.5%3.1%3.7%
Program cost coverage (%) 77.4%70.2%79.2%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s 		201820172016
Donations 1,165,1751,232,0591,131,555
Goods in kind 103,66190,22282,635
Business activities (net) 48,08170,86660,058
Investment income 41,79525,8995,334
Other income (9,172)18,5403,250
Total revenues 1,349,5401,437,5861,282,832
Program costs 1,133,6471,212,8291,108,865
Administrative costs 129,342102,59880,217
Fundraising costs 40,64638,27241,300
Cash flow from operations 45,90583,88752,450
Funding reserves 876,936850,973878,421
Note: To report on a cash basis, Ci did not report amortization of deferred contributions related to capital assets, and instead reported amounts received during the year. This affected revenues by ($52k) in F2018, ($25k) in F2017, and ($47k) in F2016.  Ci backed out amortization allocated in program expenses, decreasing program costs by $66k in F2018, $56k in F2017, and $55k in F2016.

Comments added by the Charity:

The comments below were provided for a previous profile. Updated comments from the charity may be forthcoming.

In 2014, Help Lesotho became one of the first 100 Canadian charities to achieve accreditation through the Imagine Canada Standards Program. Accreditation is a testimony to Help Lesotho’s transparency, accountability, and effective governance. With over 86,000 charities in Canada, fewer than 1% have been recognized with this gold standard for operational excellence. Accreditation through Imagine Canada is just one example of Help Lesotho’s commitment to being a Centre of Excellence in everything we do. One of our strategic priorities is to increase our capacity to measure the impact of our programs on the ground.

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