THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK/LA BANQUE D'ALIMENTATION D'OTTAWA
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·2001 BANTREE ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1B 4X3·BN 108082363RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
83¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
17%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$33.5M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★★ A- · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to The Ottawa Food Bank?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is The Ottawa Food Bank a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108082363RR0001. 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 The Ottawa Food Bank located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2001 BANTREE ST, OTTAWA, ON, K1B 4X3. Source.
What does The Ottawa Food Bank do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK (OFB) HAS ACTIVELY PURSUED ITS MISSION TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH A RANGE OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A NON-PROFIT PROVIDING BOTH FRESH AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS DIAPERS AND TOILETRIES TO A NETWORK OF…" Full program description.
How much of The Ottawa Food Bank's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Ottawa Food Bank?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $33.5M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK (OFB) HAS ACTIVELY PURSUED ITS MISSION TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH A RANGE OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A NON-PROFIT PROVIDING BOTH FRESH AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS DIAPERS AND TOILETRIES TO A NETWORK OF 112 COMMUNITY AND EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF OTTAWA. ESTABLISHED IN 1984 THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK WAS INITIALLY A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HUNGER BUT IT PERSISTS TODAY DUE TO THE GROWING NEED FOR EMERGENCY FOOD ACCESS IN THE CITY. THE OTTAWA FOOD … Show more
DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK (OFB) HAS ACTIVELY PURSUED ITS MISSION TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH A RANGE OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS A NON-PROFIT PROVIDING BOTH FRESH AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS DIAPERS AND TOILETRIES TO A NETWORK OF 112 COMMUNITY AND EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF OTTAWA. ESTABLISHED IN 1984 THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK WAS INITIALLY A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HUNGER BUT IT PERSISTS TODAY DUE TO THE GROWING NEED FOR EMERGENCY FOOD ACCESS IN THE CITY. THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK SERVES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH WITH 37 PERCENT BEING CHILDREN AND YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 18. RECOGNIZING THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK HAS MAINTAINED ITS HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO MAY FACE CHALLENGES ACCESSING TRADITIONAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION POINTS. BY IMPLEMENTING A HOME DELIVERY SERVICE THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ENSURING THAT FOOD ASSISTANCE REACHES THOSE WHO REQUIRE IT.
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.
83¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 83¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
17%
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
0.7 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$33.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)47%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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
47%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $16.9M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $30.3M | 92¢ | 15% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $26.1M | 90¢ | 16% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $27.2M | 84¢ | 15% | 1.1 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $27.0M | 89¢ | 15% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $33.5M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.7 yr |
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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.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA-
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceGood
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- MCMAHON, MARIANTREASURYarm's length
- TOKARSKI, MICHAELACHAIRarm's length
- MANSER, SYLVIESECRETARYarm's length
- WHIKE, TREVORVICE CHAIRarm's length
- CULLEN, TIMOTHYDIRECTORarm's length
- MENNILL, STEVEDIRECTORarm's length
- O'MANIQUE, ERINDIRECTORarm's length
- MATHESON, MARILYNDIRECTORarm's length
- BLOSTEIN, MATTHEWDIRECTORarm's length
- FABIAN, LISADIRECTORarm's length
- HAMILTON, KATDIRECTORarm'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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