The United Way of Milton

It spent $114,883 more than it took in, drawing down the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.

• Charitable programs77.9%
• Fundraising22.1%

This charity did not report a management and administration figure. That is not the same as zero. Only one charity in five reports a fundraising figure at all, and the return does not require it.

The United Way of Milton reported spending 77.9% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 106 charities registered under foundations that reported the same line for 2017, the middle of the range is 80.5%, and this charity sits at the 48th percentile — below 52% of them.

That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.

Canadian charities report how many of their ten highest-paid positions fall in each pay band. Not who they are, and not what any one person earns — the return does not collect that, and it cannot be worked out from what follows.

• 3$40,000–79,999

3 positions reported in total. The form asks only about the ten highest-paid, so a smaller number means the charity reported fewer compensated positions than that.