TORCHLIGHT SERVICES
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 1891 STN MAIN · GUELPH, ON · N1H 7A1·BN 119265759RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Torchlight Services advocates for promotes and facilitates the full participation inclusion and empowerment of people who have developmental disabilities within the community. The objectives of our programs are to facilitate the inclusion integration and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities. We provide opportunities to learn and expand on life and independence skills through recreation education and volunteer experiences on site and within the community. Our participants gain a sense of accomplishment learn stay safe and are treated with equality and fairness. Torchli… Show more
Torchlight Services advocates for promotes and facilitates the full participation inclusion and empowerment of people who have developmental disabilities within the community. The objectives of our programs are to facilitate the inclusion integration and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities. We provide opportunities to learn and expand on life and independence skills through recreation education and volunteer experiences on site and within the community. Our participants gain a sense of accomplishment learn stay safe and are treated with equality and fairness. Torchlight also offers the Ignite Social Enterprise Program. The Ignite program celebrates our participants’ independence by engaging them in supervised non-traditional vocational opportunities. Individuals cultivate skills confidence and experience while working collaboratively on projects with their peers. Profits are shared as their projects are sold in the community. All of our programs are inclusive and non-judgmental and provide an entertaining and engaging way for people with disabilities to build up their sense of community and belonging.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)91¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)9%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.4 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$683K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)74%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $483K | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $524K | 85¢ | 13% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $606K | 89¢ | 14% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $694K | 100¢ | 13% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $669K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $683K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Pantling, GeoffPresidentarm's length
- Jamieson, ScottSecretaryarm's length
- Speers, Donald WTreasurerarm's length
- Woolfrey, Richard CDirectorarm's length
- Harvey, Diane EDirectorarm's length
- Beliski, DianaDirectorarm's length
- Hughes, RickVice Presidentarm's length
- Cooper, AmberDirectorarm'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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