The 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.
87%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 87 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About The Citizens Foundation Canada:
The Citizens' Foundation Canada is a 5-star charity with High Demonstrated Impact. It has an A+ Results Reporting grade, which is above average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 87 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci's reasonable range.
Founded in Canada in 2005, The Citizens' Foundation Canada (TCF Canada) works in agreement with The Citizens' Foundation (TCF), founded in 1995 in Pakistan, to carry out its operations. The Citizens' Foundation is a Pakistani charity that educates children, particularly those from low-income families. The Citizens' Foundation provides high-quality education in rural and poor areas of Pakistan. According to UNICEF, Pakistan ranks second globally in the number of children out of school. Girls from low-income families have the lowest rate of education. TCF hires only female teachers, making parents feel safe sending girls to school. The Citizens' Foundation is the second largest employer of women in Pakistan.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top Impact Charity.
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 100 Rated Charity.
TCF Canada is funded primarily by donations. Parents must pay affordable fees that are no more than 5%-7% of the family's income. TCF Canada’s work focuses on building and maintaining its schools and training teachers. TCF also runs poverty alleviation and water filtration projects in the communities of its schools. It also runs an adult literacy program, Aagahi, that makes up less than 1% of its program spending.
As of 2023, TCF Canada funds 118 primary schools and 42 secondary schools with 25,825 students. 53% of its schools are in rural areas and 47% are in urban areas. Of its students, 53% are boys and 47% are girls. In 2023, TCF completed one school build: TCF Marshal Campus II. It is a primary school in Punjab, Pakistan from kindergarten to grade 5. There are seven builds in progress at the end of 2023. Since its founding, TCF Canada has built 61 schools.
The Citizens Foundation provides ongoing training to teachers and school staff. New teachers complete Pre-Service Training, including a self-study pack and on-the-job training. Similarly, established teachers receive annual training. In F2023, TCF funded training for 1,163 teachers across 160 schools.
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Results and Impact
In 2023, 90% of TCF’s students passed grade ten, and 30% received an average grade of A or A+.
TCF Canada hired a third party to run an assessment of the effectiveness of its school program. The charity compared the learning and reading levels of grade three and grade five students compared to the national average and its baseline from 2020.
Third grade:
66% of students can read Urdu Stories, compared to the national average of 18%. 47% of students can read English sentence reading, compared to the national average of 18%. 36% of students do 2-digit division, compared to the national average of 13%.
Fifth grade:
87% of students can read Urdu stories, compared to the national average of 50%. 62% of students can do 2-digit division, compared to the national average of 46%.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of The Citizens' Foundation Canada’s results and impact.
Charity Intelligence has rated TCF Canada as High on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: High
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Finances
The Citizens' Foundation Canada received $4.7m in donations and special events revenue in 2023. TCF Canada spent $4.8m on its programs and grants, which is 102% of revenue. The charity recorded a deficit of $690k, meaning it drew on its reserves to fund its operations.
Administrative costs are 7% of revenue (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 6% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 87 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
TCF Canada has $967k in reserve funds (cash and investments), which can cover 20% or two months of its annual program costs. This indicates a need for funding.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to The Citizens' Foundation Canada for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 6, 2024 by Liam Chapleau.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
|
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 7.2% | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 5.9% | 4.1% | 1.4% |
| Total overhead spending | 13.1% | 8.7% | 5.2% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 20.1% | 44.5% | 45.4% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 3,898,629 | 3,948,951 | 3,949,954 |
| Special events | 755,038 | 900,643 | 48,000 |
| Investment income | 79,377 | 43,974 | 4,501 |
| Total revenues | 4,733,044 | 4,893,568 | 4,002,455 |
| Program costs - International | 4,761,871 | 4,041,663 | 2,877,797 |
| Grants | 52,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Administrative costs | 335,431 | 222,545 | 154,502 |
| Fundraising costs | 273,248 | 200,739 | 54,381 |
| Total spending | 5,422,550 | 4,464,947 | 3,086,680 |
| Cash flow from operations | (689,506) | 428,621 | 915,775 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 967,151 | 1,798,326 | 1,306,585 |
Note: DEFERRED DONATIONS: Ci adjusted for deferred donations, affecting revenue by $13k in 2023, $5k in 2022, and ($68k) in 2021.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
0 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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