Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Most recent Audited financial statements available on the charity’s website.
D+
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.
92%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 92 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind:
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind is a one-star charity. It has a D+ results reporting grade, which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range and it has reserve funds to cover its annual program costs for nine years and two months. While the charity’s financial statements are available online, the financial statements for its associated foundation are not.
Founded in 1984, Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB) raises and trains guide dogs for Canadians who are visually impaired. CGDB also trains assistance dogs for those affected by a mobility-related disability. The Assistance Dogs Division operates within a 200 km radius of Ottawa (within Canada). Its main office is in Manotick, Ontario.
Most of the dogs CGDB trains are Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers. It also sometimes trains German shepherds, labradoodles, and standard poodles. Puppies aged eight weeks are placed with foster families called “puppy walkers.” Puppy walkers raise and socialize the puppies. When the dogs are 18 months old, they go to the CGDB National Training Centre. Dogs are matched with CGDB's clients and train with them for five to eight months.
CGDB’s training sessions and transportation to and from the training centre are free for clients. Guide dogs are also provided to clients free of charge. Clients pay a symbolic $1 fee when they graduate from the training program with their dogs. Afterwards, clients are responsible for expenses associated with caring for their dogs. Clients can apply to CGDB’s veterinary assistance fund for routine veterinary procedures.
CGDB reported that it introduced five new litters of puppies to its training program in 2023. Total costs per new litter of puppies in 2023 was $412k. In 2018, its 850th guide dog team graduated. CGDB is accredited by Assistance Dogs International. It is also a member of the Canadian Association of Guide and Assistance Dog Schools.
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Results and Impact
Charity Intelligence could not find any quantified outcomes on Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind’s website. This may not be a complete representation of CGDB’s results and impact.
This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
Ci consolidated the financial statements of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind with the T310 filing for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind Foundation (CGDB Foundation).
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind received $3.4m in donations and fundraising revenue in 2023. On its T3010 filing with the CRA, CGDB reported that it received $9k in government funding (less than 1% of total revenue). It made $693k in investment income in 2023 (16% of total revenue). Administrative costs are 4% of total revenue (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 4% of donations. Overhead spending is 8%, which is within Ci’s reasonable range. For every dollar donated, 92 cents are available for the cause.
In 2023, of the $4.4m CGDB received it spent $1.8m on its programs, 40% of total revenue. In 2023, CGDB had a surplus of $2.3m. In 2023, the charity transferred $2.5m to CGDB Foundation. It transferred $3.5 million to CGDB Foundation in 2021. CGDB Foundation's reserve funds have grown from $116k in 2019 to $6.3m in 2023. CGDB's audited financial statements do not disclose its foundation's assets. This information comes from CGDB's annual T3010 filing with the Charities Directorate.
CGDB's annual surplus of $2.3m is before its capital spending. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind's largest capital expense is buying its unique "dog" statues for collecting donations. CGDB spent $127k in 2023 and $222k in 2022 on these collection boxes.
At the end of 2023, including the reserve funds held at CGDB Foundation, CGDB had $16.6m in reserve funds. $930k of these funds are donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, CGDB has reserve funds to cover its annual spending on programs for nine years and two months.
This report is an update that has been sent to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 16, 2024 by Thea Clark.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 4.0% | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 4.3% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Total overhead spending | 8.3% | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 915.2% | 886.9% | 948.3% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 2,828,344 | 3,271,945 | 5,161,903 |
| Goods in kind | 6,746 | 1,940 | 5,804 |
| Government funding | 9,208 | 9,752 | 19,793 |
| Lotteries (net) | 96,010 | 79,372 | 105,864 |
| Business activities (net) | 29,679 | 29,418 | 28,406 |
| Special events | 584,964 | 413,814 | 340,168 |
| Investment income | 693,102 | (330,163) | 1,086,679 |
| Other income | 127,553 | 13,699 | 54,182 |
| Total revenues | 4,375,606 | 3,489,777 | 6,802,799 |
| Program costs | 1,762,056 | 1,687,651 | 1,449,904 |
| Donated goods exp | 6,746 | 1,940 | 5,804 |
| Administrative costs | 147,365 | 201,425 | 193,256 |
| Fundraising costs | 145,695 | 127,904 | 154,048 |
| Total spending | 2,061,862 | 2,018,920 | 1,803,012 |
| Cash flow from operations | 2,313,744 | 1,470,857 | 4,999,787 |
| Capital spending | 150,159 | 222,317 | 91,744 |
| Funding reserves | 16,631,250 | 15,147,180 | 13,917,500 |
Note: DEFERRED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci included deferred capital contributions in other revenue, affecting total revenue by $128k in F2023, $13k in F2022, and $54k in F2021. Ci removed amortization of deferred capital contributions from revenue, affecting total revenue by ($25k) in F2023, ($23k) in F2022, and ($25k) in F2021. UNREALIZED INVESTMENT GAIN (LOSS): Ci included unrealized gain (loss) on investments in revenue, affecting total revenue by $38k in F2023, ($674k) in F2022, and $885k in F2021. ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci included endowment contributions in donations, affecting total revenue by $608 in F2023, $4k in F2022, and $4k in F2021. BEQUESTS: Ci included bequests in donations, affecting total revenue by $1.4m in F2023, $2.7m in F2022, and $4.4m in F2021. FOUNDATION DONATIONS: Ci removed donations from the foundation to the operating charity, affecting total revenue by ($45k) in F2023, ($50k) in F2022, and $nil in F2021.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
7 |
< $40k |
1 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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