RainCity Housing
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
C+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
76%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 76 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About RainCity Housing:
RainCity Housing is a 3-star charity. It has a results reporting grade of C+ which is below average. For every dollar donated, 76 cents are available to go towards the cause.
Founded in 1982, RainCity Housing (RCH) runs both emergency and long-term housing projects for people living in British Columbia’s Sunshine Cost and Lower Mainland regions. It operates 25 services including shelters, apartments, modular housing, harm reduction facilities, indigenous cultural services, and community outreach. The charity runs four main programs: Transitional & Long-Term Housing, Emergency Shelters, Indigenous Cultural & Peer Services, and Outreach Teams.
In fiscal 2024 (year ended March), RainCity Housing spent $52.8m on its programs. Although the charity has its most recent financial statements available, the most recent annual report is from F2022.
Transitional & Long-Term Housing was 66% of RCH’s F2022 program spending. This program provides both stable housing and 24- hour support for people living in its community apartments. The charity reported that 1,194 people lived inside its long-term housing units in F2022.
Emergency Shelters was 13% of RCH’s F2022 program spending. The charity provides both short-term shelter and permanent housing referrals, as well as hot meals to those living within its shelters. In F2022, the charity helped over 900 people at its shelters and served 985,600 meals.
Indigenous Cultural Services & Peer Services was 11% of RCH’s F2022 program spending. This program provides specialized support to Indigenous clients through its Indigenous Cultural Services and Peer Services teams that provide specialized support. In F2022, the charity helped 4,000 Indigenous clients.
Outreach Teams was 10% of RCH’s F2022 program spending. This program includes the charity’s Housing LGBTQ2S+ Youth Program which is reportedly the first of its kind in Canada. In F2022, RCH’s outreach teams connected with over 295 people.
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Results and Impact
In F2022, RainCity Housing provided emergency shelter to over 900 people and served three meals each day of the year. This means that 985,500 meals were served in its shelters in F2022.
The charity also reported helping 1,089 people secure long-term housing in F2022.
While Charity Intelligence highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of RainCity Housing’s results and impact. Ci has not yet rated RainCity Housing on demonstrated social impact per dollar spent (n/r). This does not impact its star rating.
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Finances
RainCity Housing’s audited financial statements follow line-item costing, meaning it does not properly disclose which expenses relate to programming, administrative, and fundraising activities. This is not a best practice.
In F2024, RCH received $947k in donations, up 47% from the $644k received in F2023. In F2024, RCH received $57.2m in government funding which makes up 92% of total revenues. Administrative costs are 10% of total revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 14% of total donations. For every dollar donated, 76 cents are available to go towards the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. In F2024, RCH spent $52.8m on its programs which represents 85% of total revenues.
At the end of F2024, RainCity Housing had ($18.2m) in its reserve funds as its debts exceed its cash and investments. This profile has been sent to RainCity Housing for review. Changes may be forthcoming.
Profile updated on August 27, 2025 by Abby Stout.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
|
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 9.8% | 9.3% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 14.0% | 23.5% | 19.4% |
| Total overhead spending | 23.8% | 32.8% | 28.8% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | (34.4%) | (45.3%) | (62.2%) |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 947 | 644 | 508 |
| Government funding | 57,175 | 48,583 | 39,393 |
| Fees for service | 3,585 | 3,559 | 3,253 |
| Investment income | 444 | 249 | 105 |
| Total revenues | 62,152 | 53,034 | 43,258 |
| Program costs | 52,777 | 48,659 | 41,019 |
| Administrative costs | 6,032 | 4,901 | 4,051 |
| Fundraising costs | 133 | 151 | 99 |
| Other costs | 805 | 830 | 854 |
| Total spending | 59,747 | 54,541 | 46,022 |
| Cash flow from operations | 2,405 | (1,507) | (2,764) |
| Capital spending | 887 | 360 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | (18,162) | (22,056) | (25,495) |
Note: LINE ITEM COSTING: Since RainCity Housing follows line item costing and did not separate program, administrative, and fundraising costs, Ci referred to the charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA for these expenses. FUNDING RESERVE ADJUSTMENT: Ci backed out interest-bearing debt from the charity’s gross reserve funds, affecting it by ($29.2m) in F2024, ($30.1m) in F2023, and ($31.0m) in F2021. UNREALIZED INVESTMENT GAIN: Ci backed out unrealized investment gain from its revenues. This affected revenues by ($11k) in F2024, ($47k) in F2023, and ($nil) in F2022. DEFERRED GOVERNMENT FUNDING: Since RainCity Housing follows deferred accounting, Ci adjusted government funding for changes in deferred government revenue. This affected revenues by $3.3m in F2024, $1.1m in F2023, and $348k in F2022. DEFERRED DONATIONS: Ci adjusted donations for changes in deferred donations. This affected revenues by $636k in F2024, $475k in F2023, and $357k in F2022. ADJUSTMENT FOR DEFERRED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Ci adjusted government funding for changes in deferred capital contributions. This affected revenues by $281k in F2024, ($372k) in F2023, and ($443k) in F2022. ADJUSTMENT FOR DEFERRED BC HOUSING LOAN: Ci adjusted government revenue for changes in the deferred amount of its forgivable BC Housing loan. This affected revenues by ($512k) in F2024, ($512k) in F2023, and ($573k) in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
2 |
$120k - $160k |
2 |
$80k - $120k |
6 |
$40k - $80k |
0 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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