Mission Services of Hamilton
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.
B+
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.
89%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 89 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Mission Services of Hamilton:
Mission Services of Hamilton is a 4-star charity. It has an above-average results reporting grade and low funding reserves. The charity is financially transparent and has reasonable overhead costs.
Mission Services of Hamilton (MSH) is a Christian charity founded in 1956. It works to end poverty and provide a safe place for learning and healing in Hamilton, Ontario. To accomplish its mission, MSH seeks to meet safety, shelter, food, and support needs of poor men, women, and youth. Mission Services operates a food bank, a men’s shelter, and a women's and children’s shelter. It also runs an addiction services program and a youth program. Mission Services reports providing help to “more than 20,000 people” each year.
In F2021, MSH’s shelter for women, Willow’s Place, welcomed 295 new women into the shelter. It served 11,985 meals in F2021. The shelter for women and youth, Inasmuch House, answered 271 crisis calls in F2020 and sheltered 92 women and children from violence and abuse. MSH's emergency shelter hosted 483 men in F2021.
MSH’s addiction recovery program treated 771 clients in F2021. MSH runs this program in partnership with legal, health, and social services agencies in Hamilton to provide an alternative to incarceration.
In F2021, MSH had 35 children participate in its youth program, The 196. The 196 is a program designed to empower children in grades 6-8 to pursue postsecondary education. MSH also provides the children with snacks, meals, and homework help.
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Results and Impact
In F2021, Mission Services of Hamilton's food bank distributed 15,045 grocery packs to communities in need (compared to 14,584 in F2020). It also served 78,059 meals out of its community kitchen. In F2021, Mission Services Food Bank served 1,728 new families.
In F2021, Mission Services of Hamilton's Inasmuch House sheltered 92 women and 95 children from abuse.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Mission Services of Hamilton’s results and impact.
Ci has not yet rated this charity on impact (n/r).
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Finances
The financial review represents the consolidated statements of Mission Services of Hamilton and its associated Foundation, Mission Services of Hamilton Foundation. MSH received $4.1m in donations in F2021. It received $6.7m in government funding in F2021, representing 61% of total revenues. Administrative costs are 3% of revenues and fundraising costs are 8% of donations. This results in overhead costs of 11%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 89 cents goes to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
MSH has $1.7m in funding reserves which could cover around two months of annual program costs. This indicates a need for funding.
Ci has sent this profile update to Mission Services of Hamilton for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 19, 2022, by Lin Zhu.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
|
2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 2.9% | 3.0% | 8.5% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 8.4% | 14.0% | 20.3% |
| Total overhead spending | 11.3% | 17.0% | 28.8% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 19.3% | 20.4% | 37.8% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 4,052 | 3,885 | 3,571 |
| Goods in kind | 173 | 210 | 79 |
| Government funding | 6,667 | 3,593 | 3,512 |
| Fees for service | 39 | 38 | 43 |
| Business activities (net) | 19 | 28 | 29 |
| Investment income | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Other income | 10 | 29 | 21 |
| Total revenues | 10,959 | 7,782 | 7,260 |
| Program costs | 8,826 | 6,068 | 5,120 |
| Donated goods exp | 173 | 210 | 79 |
| Administrative costs | 320 | 231 | 614 |
| Fundraising costs | 341 | 544 | 724 |
| Other costs | 48 | 39 | 0 |
| Total spending | 9,707 | 7,092 | 6,538 |
| Cash flow from operations | 1,252 | 691 | 722 |
| Capital spending | 624 | 487 | 453 |
| Funding reserves | 1,704 | 1,235 | 1,933 |
Note: Ci reported capital grants received by the operating charity, increasing donations by $165k in F2020, $408k in F2019, and $195k in F2018. Ci reported designated donations received from the foundation, increasing donations by $25k in F2020, F2019, and F2018. Ci removed amortization from program costs.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
7 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2021
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