LONDON AND AREA FOOD BANK INC
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·926 LEATHORNE ST · LONDON, ON · N5Z 3M5·BN 136203205RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
To relieve hunger and malnutrition suffered by area residents. To solicit food donations. To redistribute food received to families and other organizations principally in the London Area. To provide education and programs in nutrition life skills and the arts for those that are unable to afford them in an effort to reduce the effects of poverty and the betterment of the community. To solicit foodstuffs musical and arts related goods and moneys and then redistribute these foodstuffs and provide programs at no charge to area residents who are unable to afford and need assistance. The Lond… Show more
To relieve hunger and malnutrition suffered by area residents. To solicit food donations. To redistribute food received to families and other organizations principally in the London Area. To provide education and programs in nutrition life skills and the arts for those that are unable to afford them in an effort to reduce the effects of poverty and the betterment of the community. To solicit foodstuffs musical and arts related goods and moneys and then redistribute these foodstuffs and provide programs at no charge to area residents who are unable to afford and need assistance. The London Food Bank utilizes significant volunteer assistance to complete the above programs with an estimate of 48 500 volunteer hours. The food bank has installed a greenhouse to grow vegetables for clients and organizations that it supports. The Food Bank supports other organizations providing them with greenhouses if they use the food to support those in need of food. The food bank is working on 'Farm in a Box' urban farming to emphasize food insecurity.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)99¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.9 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$14.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)12%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
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 ↗
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 | $6.8M | 99¢ | 1% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $11.8M | 93¢ | 2% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $10.5M | 99¢ | 1% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $11.0M | 98¢ | 2% | 1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $15.2M | 99¢ | 1% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $14.1M | 99¢ | 1% | 0.9 yr |
| trend |
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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceC+
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceHigh
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Evans, Mike D.Treasurerarm's length
- Pincombe, KarenSecretaryarm's length
- Krimmer, HeraldChairarm's length
- Loupos, KimDirectorarm's length
- Chadwick, JoshVice- Chairarm's length
- Lashbrook, LoriDirectorarm's length
- Paparella, NickDirectorarm's length
- Bob, RundleDirectorarm's length
- McNeil Murdoch, KarenDirectorarm'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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