FRIENDS OF RUBY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·400 - 70 RICHMOND ST E · TORONTO, ON · M5C 1N8·BN 709180889RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Friends of Ruby is dedicated to the progressive well-being of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth through social services and housing. Our services and programs are led and facilitated by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals informed by 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth and grounded in evidence and research. We are committed to creating welcoming and safer spaces and to delivering and promoting wellbeing comprehensively including mental health housing wellness education employment inclusion and prevention through activities that meet LGBTQI2S Youth needs. Friends of Ruby Youth Centre provides support through drop-in services five … Show more
Friends of Ruby is dedicated to the progressive well-being of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth through social services and housing. Our services and programs are led and facilitated by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals informed by 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth and grounded in evidence and research. We are committed to creating welcoming and safer spaces and to delivering and promoting wellbeing comprehensively including mental health housing wellness education employment inclusion and prevention through activities that meet LGBTQI2S Youth needs. Friends of Ruby Youth Centre provides support through drop-in services five days a week to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth aged 16-29 providing mental health supports through crisis appointments and counselling in-person and by phone chat and/or virtual conference. Our case managers provide support with multiple practical needs such as education employment settlement etc. all told supporting over 450 youth per year. Friends of Ruby Home is our new transitional home in Toronto opened for occupancy in December 2020 that provides housing wrap-around support and mental health support for 33 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. The space was designed after comprehensive consultation with youth from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to provide a warm welcoming space that facilitates the varied needs of each resident’s personal journey of support. The facility is accessible energy efficient and pet-friendly.
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)69¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 69¢ 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)31%
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)0.7 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)$5.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
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)49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $8.5M | 90¢ | 10% | 1.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $10.0M | 72¢ | 28% | 1.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $6.6M | 77¢ | 23% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $4.7M | 74¢ | 26% | 1.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $5.4M | 71¢ | 28% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $5.7M | 69¢ | 31% | 0.7 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)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Boniferro, PaulDirectorarm's length
- Clark, EdmundBoard Chairarm's length
- Hambly, KeithDirectorarm's length
- Lang, MalcolmTreasurerarm's length
- McCain, JenVice Chairarm's length
- McCain, Martha LADirectorarm's length
- Meade, Catherine LSecretaryarm's length
- Reycraft, DavidDirectorarm's length
- Sheikh, Sheerin ADirectorarm's length
- Smith, Brian FCDirectorarm's length
Show all 13 directors
- Smith, Marianne MDirectorarm's length
- Tsuji, AndreaDirectorarm's length
- Sookermany, NadineDirectorarm'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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