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Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth

Charitable organizationCore health care·4 - 660 DUNDAS ST E · TORONTO, ON · M5A 0R3·BN 720045673RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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Cents to cause T1

81¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

19%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.1 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$938K

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— 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 Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth?

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Is Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 720045673RR0001. 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 Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 4 - 660 DUNDAS ST E, TORONTO, ON, M5A 0R3. Source.

What does Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Wanasah continues to offer free mental health and addiction services to Black youth and their families in Regent Park and neighbouring communities in Toronto. We provide individual and group therapy to Black youth aged 12 to 25 years along with case management services. Post crisis support is another aspect of our…" Full program description.

How much of Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Wanasah: Mental Health Services for Black Youth?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $938K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Wanasah continues to offer free mental health and addiction services to Black youth and their families in Regent Park and neighbouring communities in Toronto. We provide individual and group therapy to Black youth aged 12 to 25 years along with case management services. Post crisis support is another aspect of our services for our clients and immediate community. Psychoeducation to provide information about common mental health and addictions issues is provided to youth and their families through workshops and individually. Wanasah provides education and training to mental health agencies… Show more

Wanasah continues to offer free mental health and addiction services to Black youth and their families in Regent Park and neighbouring communities in Toronto. We provide individual and group therapy to Black youth aged 12 to 25 years along with case management services. Post crisis support is another aspect of our services for our clients and immediate community. Psychoeducation to provide information about common mental health and addictions issues is provided to youth and their families through workshops and individually. Wanasah provides education and training to mental health agencies and other community providers on the provision of culturally safe and holistic mental health care for Black and other racialized families.

New programs

No new programs.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

81¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).

this charity 81¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

19%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.1 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)

$938K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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)

85%

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

    0%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    85%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    15%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

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Board of directors

8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length

  • Hassan, FatmaChairarm's length
  • Shanks, Leslie AVice Chairarm's length
  • Buchan, JoulaikaDirectorarm's length
  • Ahmed, YasminDirectorarm's length
  • Goldberg, RussellDirectorarm's length
  • Osman, MohamedTreasurerarm's length
  • Barakat, AyahDirectorarm's length
  • Ssawe, AndrewDirectorarm'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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