Mishka Social Services
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·154 MOHAWK RD · ANCASTER, ON · L9G 2W9·BN 796452092RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. Baraka Box Restricted Fund This fund was established by the board of directors to receive donations to support individuals and families who face financial difficulties. The fund support needy families mainly with food. 2. Sanad Restricted Fund This fund was established to provide counseling for the residents of Hamilton for all related Covid-19 issues. In 2022 the fund provides social support to individuals and families through professional social workers. The Funds are to be used for staffing costs. The total amount of the funds received during 2022 is $32 500. 3. Summer Jobs Restricted… Show more
1. Baraka Box Restricted Fund This fund was established by the board of directors to receive donations to support individuals and families who face financial difficulties. The fund support needy families mainly with food. 2. Sanad Restricted Fund This fund was established to provide counseling for the residents of Hamilton for all related Covid-19 issues. In 2022 the fund provides social support to individuals and families through professional social workers. The Funds are to be used for staffing costs. The total amount of the funds received during 2022 is $32 500. 3. Summer Jobs Restricted Fund This fund was established to provide support to young individuals through summer jobs with the organization. Hired young individuals perform several duties in the organization that support its charitable activities. The organization main provider for this fund is the Ministry of Employment and social Development. 4. Non-Restricted Donations Fund The organization uses this fund for all charitable activities. The main resource for this fund comes from general public donation. The total amount of the funds received during 2022 is $9 885.
New programs
5. Seniors community grant This fund was established in 2023 to provide computer literacy course elderly abuse education for seniors and friendly visiting program.
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)20¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 20¢ 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)80%
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)2.7 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)$345K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
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)24%
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, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $118K | 93¢ | 7% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $146K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $261K | 44¢ | 42% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $345K | 20¢ | 80% | 2.7 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)
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
6 directors reported · 4 of 6at arm's length
- Azzam, KhalidK KADirectornot at arm's length
- Azzam, Nagam NADirectornot at arm's length
- Arshad, Zehan ZADirectorarm's length
- Dahab, Sabriena SDDirectorarm's length
- Kishta, Waleed WKDirectorarm's length
- Abdi, Abdullahi AADirectorarm'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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