Kinvia
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·PO BOX 20548 RPO SHEPPARD · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1T 3V5·BN 118830983RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
74¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
26%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$8.0M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★ B+ · T2
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Kinvia?
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Is Kinvia a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118830983RR0001. 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 Kinvia located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 20548 RPO SHEPPARD, SCARBOROUGH, ON, M1T 3V5. Source.
What does Kinvia do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Kinvia previously known as Canadian Feed The Children is an international non-governmental organization supporting children youth and their communities in overcoming systemic barriers to their rights to nutritious and culturally appropriate food since 1986. The organization works with local partners…" Full program description.
How much of Kinvia's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 74¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Kinvia?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $8.0M (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
Kinvia previously known as Canadian Feed The Children is an international non-governmental organization supporting children youth and their communities in overcoming systemic barriers to their rights to nutritious and culturally appropriate food since 1986. The organization works with local partners internationally and with Indigenous communities across Canada to impact all areas of nourishment at all stages of their lives including income generation education gender equality racial justice and climate impacts. These include: 1) Food sovereignty initiatives in partnership with Indige… Show more
Kinvia previously known as Canadian Feed The Children is an international non-governmental organization supporting children youth and their communities in overcoming systemic barriers to their rights to nutritious and culturally appropriate food since 1986. The organization works with local partners internationally and with Indigenous communities across Canada to impact all areas of nourishment at all stages of their lives including income generation education gender equality racial justice and climate impacts. These include: 1) Food sovereignty initiatives in partnership with Indigenous communities in Canada 2) Gender equality programs supporting girls’ health and education and women’s livelihoods 3) Climate-adaptive and market-led agricultural business incubation that boost agricultural production and income 4) Community resilience building enabling families and communities to withstand climate and other stressors for long-term sustainable economic development
New programs
Kinvia won approximately $35 000 to complete a study to select the most sustainable 365- day growing unit for our Indigenous partners communities. The study led by a consultant formed part of Kinvia’s Indigenous Programs and Partnerships' Stage 3 proposal for the Type 2 Diabetes Challenge from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in partnership with Impact Canada. Due to the success of the study Kinvia acquired an additional $600 000 for the implementation of the program in six Indigenous communities in June 2024. The project will tackle key barriers to type 2 diabetes prevention such … Show more
Kinvia won approximately $35 000 to complete a study to select the most sustainable 365- day growing unit for our Indigenous partners communities. The study led by a consultant formed part of Kinvia’s Indigenous Programs and Partnerships' Stage 3 proposal for the Type 2 Diabetes Challenge from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in partnership with Impact Canada. Due to the success of the study Kinvia acquired an additional $600 000 for the implementation of the program in six Indigenous communities in June 2024. The project will tackle key barriers to type 2 diabetes prevention such as limited access to affordable nutrient-dense food and short growing seasons.
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.
74¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 74¢ 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 74¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
26%
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
0.6 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)$8.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)74%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
6%
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
74%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
6%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $6.5M | 55¢ | 45% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $7.8M | 56¢ | 44% | 1.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $9.0M | 63¢ | 37% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $8.0M | 72¢ | 28% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $9.7M | 70¢ | 31% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $8.0M | 74¢ | 26% | 0.6 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 IntelligenceB+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceAverage
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- MacKenzie, MarionChairarm's length
- Ashbee, ClareBoard Memberarm's length
- Ibrahim, ReemaBoard Memberarm's length
- Buckley, CraigBoard Memberarm's length
- Dyke, ElizabethBoard Memberarm's length
- Malfara, TonyVice Chair and Treasurerarm's length
- Wiafe, StephanieBoard Memberarm's length
- Humayun, NadiaBoard Memberarm's length
- Nicholas-MacKenzie, LeaBoard Memberarm's length
- Makanjuola, AyoBoard Memberarm's length
- Fatima Taseer, ZahraBoard Memberarm's length
- Sharda, RajBoard Memberarm'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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