Citizens' Foundation 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.
A-
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
High
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.
93%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 93 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Citizens' Foundation Canada:
Founded in Canada in 2009, The Citizens Foundation Canada (TCF Canada) is the Canadian branch of The Citizens Foundation (TCF) founded in 1995. The Citizens Foundation is a Pakistani charity focused on educating children, particularly those from poor families. The Citizens Foundation provides high quality eduation in rural and slum areas of Pakistan. Pakistan has one of the lowest rates of education; just 3% of children enrolled in Pakistani schools graduate. Girls from poor families have the lowest rate of education. TCF hires only female teachers. This makes parents feel safe sending girls to school. Also, with only female teachers, many families want their daughters to become teachers rather than housewives. The Citizens Foundation is the second largest employer of women in Pakistan.
A Charity Intelligence 2020 Top 10 Impact Charity
TCF is funded primarily by donations. Parents are required to pay affordable fees that are no more than 5%-7% of the family's income. TCF has four main programs that support the foundation's mission: schools, mentorship, adult education, and teacher training.
As of F2020, The Citizens' Foundation operates 1,652 primary and secondary schools. 90% of schools are located in the Sindh and Punjab provinces. A standard, single-unit primary school has six classrooms, each with a capacity of 30 students. A secondary school has five classrooms, which can each hold 36 students. All schools are equipped with fully furnished classrooms, a library, computer labs, science labs, and an art room.
Since 2005, TCF's adult literacy program has provided illiterate women with basic education classes. During the program, women learn basic math and Urdu reading and writing. As of F2020, 120,000 women have participated in this program.
The Citizens' Foundation provides ongoing training to teachers and school staff. New teachers are provided with Pre-Service Training (PRESET), which includes a self-study pack and on-the-job training. Similarly, established teachers receive annual, pedagogical training.
The Citizens' Foundation also runs various mentorship programs. Mentors from a wide variety of occupations support youth mentees in developing a plan for the future and learning how to deal with challenges.
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Results and Impact
Charity Intelligence has given the Citizen's Foundation a High impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
According to TCF, 48% of students secured A+ and A grades in F2020. 45% of graduates from TCF schools go on to higher education and 71% of TCF alumni above the age of 22 are gainfully employed while another 15% are still studying.
While Charity Intelligence highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of The Citizens' Foundation's results.
Impact Rating: High
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Finances
The Citizens' Foundation, Canada received $3.5m in donations and special event revenue in F2020. Administrative costs are 5% of revenues and fundraising costs are 2% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 7%. For every dollar donated, 93 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci's reasonable range for overhead spending. Funding reserves of $656k can cover almost 3 months of annual program costs.
This is an update that has been sent to The Citizens' Foundation, Canada for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 19, 2021 by Asha McMullin.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 5.0% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 1.7% | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| Total overhead spending | 6.6% | 12.6% | 13.9% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 21.9% | 12.3% | 54.4% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 3,500,005 | 2,718,783 | 2,095,585 |
| Goods in kind | 0 | 29,761 | 116,722 |
| Special events | 27,022 | 249,853 | 180,822 |
| Investment income | 2,985 | 3,095 | (98) |
| Total revenues | 3,530,012 | 3,001,492 | 2,393,031 |
| Program costs - International | 2,988,277 | 3,100,860 | 1,630,725 |
| Administrative costs | 175,612 | 175,006 | 176,286 |
| Fundraising costs | 58,093 | 199,314 | 147,653 |
| Total spending | 3,221,982 | 3,475,180 | 1,954,664 |
| Cash flow from operations | 308,030 | (473,688) | 438,367 |
| Funding reserves | 655,776 | 382,591 | 887,682 |
Note: Ci has adjusted for deferred contributions, changing total revenues by ($72k) in F2020, ($499k) in F2019, and $406k in F2018.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
0 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
1 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2019
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Comments & Contact
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To learn more about Citizens Foundation:
Wiki Citizens Foundation
The Economist, School reform: Pakistan is home to the most frenetic education reforms in the world; Reformers are trying to make up for generations of neglect, January 24, 2018
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