Scott Mission
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.
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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.
82%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 82 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Scott Mission:
Scott Mission is a 5-star charity with an above-average results reporting grade of A-. For every dollar donated, 82 cents are available to go towards the cause. Its reserve funds can cover just over six months of annual program costs.
Founded in 1941, Scott Mission is a Christian charity that supports poor people in downtown Toronto. Scott Mission has two main programs. Its main program is its shelter program for homeless men in Toronto. Scott Misison also does community service, which includes subprograms like food banks, clothing banks, summer camps, raising awareness, health clinic, counselling, and spiritual services. In fiscal 2024 (year ended September), Scott Mission spent $41.5m on its programs.
Most of this spending was on its shelter program. Scott Mission has two men’s shelters in downtown Toronto. In F2024, the charity provided 42,615 nights of safe shelter, a 73% increase from the 24,563 nights of safe shelter provided in F2023. In F2024, 396 unique men were served through Scott Mission’s shelters.
The rest of the program spending was for community services. In F2024, 9,484 unique individuals visited Scott Mission’s clothing banks. The charity also gave out 45,670 bags of groceries and provided 150 clients with 1,555 counselling sessions. The charity also runs a summer camp and had 544 children and youths attend in F2024, up 53% from F2023.
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Results and Impact
In F2024, Scott Mission provided 396 men with 42,615 nights of shelter. The charity also reports that it secured stable housing for 23 clients after being in the shelter.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Scott Mission’s results and impact. Ci has given Scott Mission an Average impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
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Finances
In F2024, Scott Mission received $20.2m in donations and $21.7m in donated goods in kind which includes donated food and clothing. Government funding of $8.6m in F2024 made up 26% of total revenues, excluding goods in kind. Administrative costs are 5% of total revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 14% of total donations. For every dollar donated, 82 cents are available to go towards the cause.
In F2024, Scott Mission spent $41.5m on its programs which is 76% of total revenues. Scott Mission has $22.6m in its reserve funds. These reserve funds can cover just over six months of annual program costs.
Profile updated on August 8, 2025 by Abby Stout.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending September
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2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 13.7% | 16.8% | 15.6% |
| Total overhead spending | 18.4% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 54.4% | 49.5% | 78.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 20,195 | 19,063 | 18,411 |
| Goods in kind | 21,729 | 16,348 | 12,256 |
| Government funding | 8,636 | 5,345 | 4,266 |
| Fees for service | 467 | 665 | 779 |
| Investment income | 3,184 | 1,368 | (2,114) |
| Other income | 418 | 187 | (98) |
| Total revenues | 54,629 | 42,976 | 33,500 |
| Program costs | 41,466 | 34,682 | 27,587 |
| Administrative costs | 2,389 | 2,164 | 1,582 |
| Fundraising costs | 2,774 | 3,205 | 2,862 |
| Total spending | 46,629 | 40,051 | 32,032 |
| Cash flow from operations | 8,000 | 2,925 | 1,468 |
| Capital spending | 291 | 8,647 | 13,364 |
| Funding reserves | 22,556 | 17,177 | 21,560 |
Note: INVESTMENTS: Ci reported net appreciation on investments and investment expenses as investment income. This affected total revenues by $3.4m in F2024, $1.4m in F2023, and ($2.1m) in F2022. DEFERRED REVENUES: Ci included deferred contributions in other revenue as the audited financial statements do not separate government deferred revenue from non-government deferred revenue. This affected total revenues by $176k in F2024, $18k in F2023, and ($160k) in F2022. AMORTIZATION: To report on a cash basis, Ci backed out amortization pro-rata from program, administrative, and fundraising costs. GOVERNMENT FUNDING: Ci reported government funding from the charity’s T3010 filing with the CRA and backed the amount out of donations.
Salary Information
$350k + |
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$300k - $350k |
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$250k - $300k |
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$200k - $250k |
1 |
$160k - $200k |
3 |
$120k - $160k |
3 |
$80k - $120k |
3 |
$40k - $80k |
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< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Since 1941, Scott Mission has been a compassionate neighbour to families, seniors, and other vulnerable neighbours who face hunger and homelessness across the GTA. We do this by offering practical, emotional, and spiritual support that truly changes lives— all made possible through the loving and generous support of many caring friends and donors.
We continue to expand our efforts to bridge the hunger gap for families and individuals, and to nurture hope through food banks, a health clinic, a counselling and recovery program, support groups, ministry outreach, life skills workshops, and more! Together with caring and compassionate Canadians, we are delivering life-transforming services – coupled with God’s love, to support our neighbours who need a helping hand.
Help us do more by visiting www.scottmission.com or calling our donation line at 416-923-2400. You can also follow us on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and X to see how the Mission is making a difference across the GTA.
Charity Contact
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