Stella's Place is a 2-star charity with Low demonstrated impact. It is financially transparent, has overhead spending outside of Ci’s reasonable range and has a below-average results reporting grade.  

Founded in 2015, Stella's Place (Stella's Place Assessment and Treatment Centre) provides free mental health services to young people ages 16 to 29 in Toronto. The charity reports that of the approximately 100,000 young adults in Toronto who struggle with mental health, only 1 in 6 have access to the help they need. People can access the charity's mental health services through appointments, drop-ins, or by registering as a client.  

This report is based on results from the 2023 annual report, as the 2024 report was not publicly available at the time of this update. Stella’s place’s audited financial statements and annual report do not disclose how much it spent on programs in F2023. 

Stella's Place offers drop-in services through its physical and virtual cafés, where people can access mental health information, grab a coffee or snack, wait for appointments, and socialize with others. Stella's Place also runs drop-in counselling, music programs, social events, and BeanBagChat. BeanBagChat is an app that connects youth to a trained peer supporter. Stella's Place reports it served over 700 people in F2023. 

Clients can also book appointments with a family doctor to discuss general health, mental health, sexual health, and chronic conditions. In addition, Stella’s Place offers registered programming such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) groups, which help participants identify and manage emotions, navigate difficult situations, and strengthen communication with family and friends. The organization also provides short-term individual counselling; within two weeks of intake, participants receive an average of four 60-minute counselling sessions and expedited referrals to appropriate resources, with support typically delivered over one to six contacts.

Charities have six months after their year end to file their tax forms and audited financial statements with the CRA. Stella's Place has a year end of December 31. Stella’s Place’s audited financial statements are signed July 2024 which exceeds the 6-month period. Its 2022 and 2021 audited financial statements were also signed late. This may indicate a lack of administrative processes to complete audits on time. 

Stella's Place received donations of $2.2m in F2024. Administrative costs are 22% of revenues, and fundraising costs are 16% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 38%. For every dollar donated, 62 cents go to the cause. This is outside of Ci's reasonable range for overhead spending. 

Stella's Place has $615k in cash and investments. It also has a $1.3m interest bearing loan from a related party. The related party has indicated its intent to forgive this loan after F2024 year end. At year end, with this loan, Stella's place has ($718k) in reserve funds.  

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Stella's Place for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.  

Updated on October 31, 2025 by Victoria Allder.