Canadian Unicef Committee-comite Unicef Canada

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
122680572
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Phone
4164824444
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
United Nations Association

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,510,262
Expenses
$61,586,298
Assets
$16,386,741
Liabilities
$15,054,553

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Palvetzian Sevaun (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Chapman Sarah (Board Director)
  • Palvetzian Sevaun (CEO)
  • Yee Bernadine (COO)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to mobilize and empower Canadians to invest in the positive transformation of every childs future.

What it reported doing in 2024

Public Advocacy and Canadian Programs UNICEF Canada engages in education and advocacy related to child rights, both domestic and international, international development, and humanitarian assistance with the goal of ensuring every child is healthy, educated, protected, and respected. UNICEF Canada works with partners, volunteers, influences, coalitions, and other stakeholders to rally the Canadian public to support UNICEF's global work and public policy priorities. UNICEF Canada also works with policymakers to advance federal and provincial policies that impact children and to secure funding from the Canadian government in support of international development and humanitarian aid.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 74.8%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.92; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 88.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 72.8% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.1% of revenue deployed · 74.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 34 of 34 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $46.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 25 people listed
  • Consistency: 48 of 49 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.