DISTRESS CENTRES OF GREATER TORONTO
Charitable organizationFoundations·25 PINETREE WAY · MISSISSAUGA, ON · L5G 0A2·BN 107021016RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
90¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
10%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.7M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★ B · T2
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Distress Centres of Greater Toronto?
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Is Distress Centres of Greater Toronto a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107021016RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Distress Centres of Greater Toronto located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 25 PINETREE WAY, MISSISSAUGA, ON, L5G 0A2. Source.
What does Distress Centres of Greater Toronto do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "408 Helpline-24/7 crisis line supporting individuals in distress Multilingual Helpline-24/7 multilingual helpline supporting individuals in distress Caller Reassurance Program Telecheck-provides ongoing telephone support for isolated seniors Touching Base-a transitional support program for adults experiencing a crisis…" Full program description.
How much of Distress Centres of Greater Toronto's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Distress Centres of Greater Toronto?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.7M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
408 Helpline-24/7 crisis line supporting individuals in distress Multilingual Helpline-24/7 multilingual helpline supporting individuals in distress Caller Reassurance Program Telecheck-provides ongoing telephone support for isolated seniors Touching Base-a transitional support program for adults experiencing a crisis or life transition Survivor Support Program-facilitated support for those impacted by loss through suicide or homicide Community Outreach and Education-staff and volunteers sharing their knowledge and insights in the community. Partnership Warm Transfer Lines supporting individua… Show more
408 Helpline-24/7 crisis line supporting individuals in distress Multilingual Helpline-24/7 multilingual helpline supporting individuals in distress Caller Reassurance Program Telecheck-provides ongoing telephone support for isolated seniors Touching Base-a transitional support program for adults experiencing a crisis or life transition Survivor Support Program-facilitated support for those impacted by loss through suicide or homicide Community Outreach and Education-staff and volunteers sharing their knowledge and insights in the community. Partnership Warm Transfer Lines supporting individuals in distress 988 Suicide Prevention Program supporting individuals in distress
New programs
No new programs in 2024
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 90¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
10%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.4 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$3.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
25%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
13%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
25%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
62%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.7M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.3M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.3M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.8M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.7M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceGood
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Sklar, MarkChairarm's length
- Swartzman, LisaTreasurerarm's length
- Eng-Yeboah, JenniferDirectorarm's length
- Cole, AviDirectorarm's length
- Dyal, LisaDirectorarm's length
- Weinkove, AndySecretaryarm's length
- Dahuja, SheaDirectorarm's length
- Collis, MatthewDirectorarm's length
- Pruzanski, CorinneDirectorarm's length
- McGuire, SarahDirectorarm's length
- Mandell, CurtDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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