Girl Guides of Canada
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
NR
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.
58%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 58 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Girl Guides of Canada:
Girl Guides of Canada is a 3-star charity that is financially transparent. It has a results reporting score of B+ which is above average. Its reserve funds can cover eight years and eight months of program costs.
Founded in 1912, Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) offers after-school and weekend programs that encourage girls to make new friends, build skills, and inspire change in the world. GGC wants to empower girls through its programs and activities. GGC runs activities relating to arts, science, life skills, nature, and identity. Girl Guides of Canada is one of 150 members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. While GGC does not receive donations, it raises money through the sale of cookies.
Girl Guides of Canada runs Guiding programs for girls aged 5-17. In 2023, 59,468 girls participated in Guiding programs. 41% of these girls are part of the Ontario council which includes Guiding in Ontario and Nunavut. The Guiding program is divided into six branches by age: Sparks (5-6 years), Embers (7-8), Guides (9-11), Pathfinders (12-14), Rangers (15-17), and Lones (all ages). Each member is assigned to a local unit based on age and location, meeting weekly with other members for one to two hours. For the second year in a row, Girl Guides of Canada partnered with Canada Learning Code to provide more than 800 girls at all branch levels with the opportunity to develop their coding and digital literacy skills.
In 2022, Girl Guides of Canada partnered with the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack fund for its 2021-2023 National Service Project: ReconciliACTIONs. The project celebrates Indigenous cultures and expand awareness of the impact and history of residential schools. In 2023, 11,642 members participated in the ReconcilliACTIONs initiative and sent out 2,339 toolkits filled with resources and ideas for units to add ACTION to reconciliation.
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Results and Impact
In 2023, GGC conducted a survey on the Guiding program impact. The following results reflect the girls’ caregiver’s opinions:
89% agree GGC is a safe and inclusive space.
87% agree that Guiding provides fun and enjoyment
80% agree that Girl Guides enhances their child’s social skills and helps them make new friends.
79% see the positive impact on their child’s development and personal growth.
While Ci highlights these key results, it may not be a full representation of Girl Guides of Canada’s results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r). Given that the charity has no donations, Ci is not publishing a star rating on it.
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Finances
In 2023, Girl Guides of Canada did not receive any donations. It received $12.2m in net income from the sale of cookies and merchandise, representing 46% of total revenues (excluding investment income). This is a 160% increase from the $4.7m earned from the sale of cookies and merchandise in 2022. The charity also received $8.7m in membership and event fees, representing 33% of total revenues (excluding investment income). Girl Guides of Canada received $8.8m in investment income.
Administrative costs are 42% of revenues (less investment income) after the exclusion of costs of business activities and gain on sale of property. However, if administrative costs are calculated using the charity’s reported revenue of $40.2m (including gross cookie and merchandise sales), the ratio drops to 28%. Reported fundraising costs outside of fundraising for business activities is 0% since GGC has no reported donations. Its overhead spending is 42%. Girl Guides of Canada has total reserve funds of $131.9m, of which $208k is donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity could cover annual program costs for eight years and eight months.
Profile updated on June 5, 2024 by Abby Stout.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 41.9% | 75.7% | 79.6% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total overhead spending | 41.9% | 75.7% | 79.5% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 867.8% | 1,343.7% | 2,487.8% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Government funding | 637 | 487 | 3,354 |
| Fees for service | 8,669 | 6,571 | 5,291 |
| Business activities (net) | 12,170 | 4,689 | 2,496 |
| Investment income | 8,804 | (8,782) | 5,508 |
| Other income | 5,156 | 2,513 | 2,043 |
| Total revenues | 35,436 | 5,477 | 18,719 |
| Program costs | 15,188 | 10,638 | 6,370 |
| Administrative costs | 11,155 | 10,800 | 10,509 |
| Fundraising costs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total spending | 26,343 | 21,438 | 16,879 |
| Cash flow from operations | 9,093 | (15,961) | 1,840 |
| Capital spending | 344 | (2,804) | (53,028) |
| Funding reserves | 131,914 | 143,005 | 158,407 |
Note: UNREALIZED GAINS/LOSSES: Ci included unrealized gains (losses) from investment income, affecting revenues by $3.9m in 2023, ($12.9m) in 2022, and $nil in 2021. PROCEEDS FROM SALE: Ci excluded proceeds from the sale of property, affecting total revenues by ($333k) in 2023, ($2.9m) in 2022, and ($42.7m) in 2021. DEFERRED REVENUES: To report on a cash basis, Ci included deferred revenues, affecting revenues by $898k in 2023, $595k in 2022, and $640k in 2021. DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci adjusted for deferred contributions, affecting revenues by $2.3m in 2023, $520k in 2022, and $267k in 2021. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: Ci did not include deferred contributions from the sale of property in revenues and included it in capital expenditure. This affected capital expenditures by $nil in 2023, $nil in 2022, and ($9.5m) in 2021. AMORTIZATION: Ci adjusted for amortization of deferred capital contributions, affecting revenues by ($13k) in 2023, ($11k) in 2022, and ($20k) in 2021. Ci also removed amortization from administrative costs. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES: Ci removed the costs of sale of cookies and merchandise to report net business activities income. This affected revenue by ($11.5m) in 2023, ($10.2m) in 2022, and ($8.1m) in 2021. ENDOWMENT FUNDS: Ci included endowment funds received, affecting revenues by $nil in 2023, $nil in 2022, and $27k in 2021. ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS: Ci removed operations from administrative costs and included the amounts in program costs.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
1 |
$200k - $250k |
1 |
$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
4 |
$80k - $120k |
3 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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