Our Place Society is a 4-star charity that is not fully financially transparent with an above-average B+ results reporting grade. Its reserves can finance just under 11 months of its annual program spending and it has 16% overhead. For every dollar donated, 84 cents are available to go to the cause.

Founded in 2007, Our Place Society (Our Place) provides comprehensive services for Victoria’s homeless and vulnerable populations. According to its latest 2024-2027 strategic plan, it is in the process of expanding shelter availability and better integrating those who leave its shelters into second-stage, transitional housing. 1,665 people face homelessness each night in Victoria with much of this group relying on services offered by the charity.

Our Place runs four programs: Housing & Shelters, Substance Abuse Treatment, Community Outreach & Referrals, and Community Support. It spent $17.8m on its programs in the March 2024 fiscal year (F2024).

Housing & Shelters was 63% of Our Place’s program spending. The charity operates seven short-term emergency shelters and long-term community housing buildings (393 beds total) across Victoria. Its case management teams also refer those in need to community housing. In F2024, Our Place referred 199 people to long-term housing and directly housed 427 people in either its emergency or community housing. The charity did not disclose commonly reported housing metrics such as the occupancy rate, total bed nights, or average length of stay in its public reporting at the time of this profile update.

Substance Abuse Treatment was 17% of Our Place’s program spending. The charity rehabilitates those suffering from addiction at its New Roads Therapeutic Recovery Community. Our Place accepted 83 people into this program in F2024 (75 in F2023) and reversed 130 overdoses during the year.

Community Outreach & Referrals was 11% of Our Place’s program spending. The charity’s outreach teams provide basic needs and other services for those living on the streets across Victoria. In F2025, the charity provided 138 referrals to detox and treatment centres.

Community Support was 9% of Our Place’s program spending. The charity runs a drop-in centre where it offers meals, hygiene services, and clothing to those in need. In F2025, Our Place served 436,040 meals and provided 11,654 showers to those in need.

Our Place Society is not fully financially transparent. It has not made the audited financial statements of Our Place Foundation – a related party which has the same board of directors as Our Place Society – publicly available for donors.

Ci consolidated the financials of the operating charity and foundation's audited financial statements (henceforth Our Place).

Although Our Place provides some disclosure of expenses by program, administrative, and fundraising activity, its financials do not reconcile with equivalent values reported on its T3010 filings with the CRA.

In F2024, Our Place received $9.6m in donations (38% of total revenue) and $13.3m of government funding (53% of revenue).

Administrative costs were 7% of total revenue excluding investment income and fundraising costs were 9% of donations. Its 16% overhead means that for every dollar donated, 84 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

The charity spent $17.8m on its programs in F2024 – a 1% increase from $17.6m spent in F2023. Our Place is in the process of building a new, long-term women’s substance abuse centre.

At the end of F2024, Our Place had $16.1m in reserve funds (cash and investments). Its reserves can cover 90% or just under 11 months of its annual program spending.

Profile updated by Julian Dranitsaris. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.

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