New Circles Community Services
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·44 MOBILE DR · NORTH YORK, ON · M4A 2P2·BN 836343673RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
79¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
21%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.3M
Charity Intelligence ★★ · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to New Circles Community Services?
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Is New Circles Community Services a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 836343673RR0001. 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 New Circles Community Services located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 44 MOBILE DR, NORTH YORK, ON, M4A 2P2. Source.
What does New Circles Community Services do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "NEW CIRCLES IS AN INNOVATIVE AGENCY THAT OFFERS CLOTHING SERVICES COMMUNITY REFERRALS AND SKILLS BUILDING PROGRAMS TO NEWCOMERS TO CANADA RESIDING IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. OUR CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE CLOTHING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO 100-140 PEOPLE DAILY. OUR CLOTHING PROGRAM IS SET UP…" Full program description.
How much of New Circles Community Services's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is New Circles Community Services?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.3M (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
NEW CIRCLES IS AN INNOVATIVE AGENCY THAT OFFERS CLOTHING SERVICES COMMUNITY REFERRALS AND SKILLS BUILDING PROGRAMS TO NEWCOMERS TO CANADA RESIDING IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. OUR CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE CLOTHING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO 100-140 PEOPLE DAILY. OUR CLOTHING PROGRAM IS SET UP LIKE A 'DEPARTMENT STORE' MODEL. UNIQUELY DESIGNED WE OFFER A RETAIL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE WITH FREE GENTLY USED CLOTHING THAT NOT ONLY PRESERVES DIGNITY FOR CLIENTS BUT ALSO PROVIDES A LEARNING PLATFORM FOR TRAINING IN RETAIL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. WITH OUR SMALL STAFF COMPLE… Show more
NEW CIRCLES IS AN INNOVATIVE AGENCY THAT OFFERS CLOTHING SERVICES COMMUNITY REFERRALS AND SKILLS BUILDING PROGRAMS TO NEWCOMERS TO CANADA RESIDING IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. OUR CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE CLOTHING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO 100-140 PEOPLE DAILY. OUR CLOTHING PROGRAM IS SET UP LIKE A 'DEPARTMENT STORE' MODEL. UNIQUELY DESIGNED WE OFFER A RETAIL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE WITH FREE GENTLY USED CLOTHING THAT NOT ONLY PRESERVES DIGNITY FOR CLIENTS BUT ALSO PROVIDES A LEARNING PLATFORM FOR TRAINING IN RETAIL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. WITH OUR SMALL STAFF COMPLEMENT WE RELY ON THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS TO RUN MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 185 VOLUNTEERS REGISTERED OF WHICH 150 ARE ACTIVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ENABLES US TO REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS WHILE ALLOWING US TO SUPPORT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE ENGLISH AS WELL AS BUILD A NETWORK OF FRIENDSHIPS TO HELP IN SETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.
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.
79¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ 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 79¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
21%
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
1.1 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 ($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)$2.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)10%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
32%
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
10%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
32%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $1.3M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.6M | 85¢ | 15% | 1 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $1.7M | 85¢ | 15% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $1.9M | 84¢ | 16% | 1.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $2.1M | 86¢ | 14% | 1.3 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $2.3M | 79¢ | 21% | 1.1 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.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceFair
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- BLAKELY, CHRISTINEFOUNDER AND DIRECTORarm's length
- LAUBER, MELANIEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCNEILL, BRENDACHAIRarm's length
- STERN, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
- BOYS, ROBYNDIRECTORarm's length
- CHIU, SANDRATREASURERarm's length
- WINKELBAUER, SANDRADIRECTORarm's length
- MOUSAVI, DAVIDVICE CHAIRarm's length
- STRATFORD, LOUISEDIRECTORarm's length
- ADAM, SHAMIMASECRETARYarm's length
Show all 14 directors
- JOHNSTON, CHARLSDIRECTORarm's length
- GREATREX, GRACEDIRECTORarm's length
- DOUCET, CHRISTINEDIRECTORarm's length
- ARRUDA, JOANDIRECTORarm'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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