Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa
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.
F
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.
66%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 66 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa:
Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa-Carleton is a 1-star charity that is not financially transparent. It provides very little information about the results of its programs. Before you give, please read Ci’s report.
Founded in 1979, Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa-Carleton (HHMO) serves men aged 16-30 who are struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol. Its programs are faith-based and align with Christian values. It operates a 24-bed main facility and an additional four re-entry homes. Residents complete a year-long stay.
The charity has nine programs, broadly divided into Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, and Outreach. HHMO does not provide a program spending breakdown.
Recovery was a majority of program spending in F2023. It runs group recovery meetings that follow the 12 steps principles from Alcoholics Anonymous. Discussions are faith-based and aligned with the Bible. HHMO also runs classes about anger management and non-violence. It provides little quantified information about the results of these programs.
Rehabilitation and Reintegration was a minority of program spending in F2023. It runs classes to help men obtain their GED diploma, which provides the equivalent of a high school education. It also provides professional work environments for men to attain professional skills and experience.
Outreach was a minority of program spending in F2023. It runs speaking events for residents and program graduates to discuss their experiences with addiction. HHMO reports that the program reaches 2,000 students every year.
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Results and Impact
Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa states that since the program’s founding in 2007, over 100 men have obtained their GED.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of the charity’s results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).
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Finances
In F2023, Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa received $1.5m in donations and special events revenue. Administrative costs were 18% of revenues. Fundraising costs were 16% of donations. Total overhead spending was 34%. For every dollar donated, 66 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
In F2023, HHMO had $490k in funding reserves (cash and investments). These include $523k in liquid assets, less $33k in interest-bearing debts. These can cover seven months of annual program costs.
HHMO is not financially transparent. It does not make its audited financial statements publicly available on its website and it did not respond to requests for information. Ci compiled this financial report based on information obtained from the CRA’s Charities Directorate.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Harvest House Ministries of Ottawa for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 30, 2024 by Stellar Zhang.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 17.9% | 15.2% | 19.8% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 16.4% | 21.1% | 24.5% |
| Total overhead spending | 34.3% | 36.3% | 44.3% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 58.2% | 58.6% | 42.0% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 915,292 | 908,945 | 768,428 |
| Government funding | (1,581) | 159,364 | 516,231 |
| Fees for service | 149,783 | 127,004 | 132,204 |
| Business activities (net) | 10,850 | 1,830 | 10,504 |
| Special events | 538,014 | 537,990 | 404,506 |
| Total revenues | 1,612,358 | 1,735,133 | 1,831,873 |
| Program costs | 842,193 | 770,451 | 992,172 |
| Administrative costs | 288,449 | 263,413 | 363,423 |
| Fundraising costs | 237,786 | 305,115 | 287,075 |
| Other costs | 5,331 | 4,186 | 4,209 |
| Total spending | 1,373,759 | 1,343,165 | 1,646,879 |
| Cash flow from operations | 238,599 | 391,968 | 184,994 |
| Capital spending | 119,268 | 61,690 | 63,438 |
| Funding reserves | 490,068 | 451,339 | 416,902 |
Note: Ci adjusted for deferred government grant within government revenue, affecting it by ($1k) in F2023, $nil in F2022, and $3k in F2021. For this reason, government revenue is a negative value for F2023. Ci reported administrative and fundraising costs from the charity’s T3010 filing with the CRA. Ci included salaries categorized as “General” under other expenses, increasing it by $197k in F2023, $209k 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 |
8 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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