Scarborough Food Security Initiative
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·157 BYNG AVE · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1L 3P3·BN 737837476RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-20
Cents to cause T1
96¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.5M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— 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 Scarborough Food Security Initiative?
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Is Scarborough Food Security Initiative a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 737837476RR0001. 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 Scarborough Food Security Initiative located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 157 BYNG AVE, SCARBOROUGH, ON, M1L 3P3. Source.
What does Scarborough Food Security Initiative do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "FEED SCARBOROUGH IN 2018 STARTED OUT AS A SMALL ORGANIZATION HANDING OUT HOLIDAY HAMPERS DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. IT WASN’T UNTIL THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH 2020 THAT FEED SCARBOROUGH BECAME SUCH A VITAL SOCIAL SERVICE IN SCARBOROUGH. THEY’RE NOW SERVING +3000 OF OUR NEIGHBOURS EVERY WEEK AND THE NUMBERS…" Full program description.
How much of Scarborough Food Security Initiative's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Scarborough Food Security Initiative?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.5M (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
FEED SCARBOROUGH IN 2018 STARTED OUT AS A SMALL ORGANIZATION HANDING OUT HOLIDAY HAMPERS DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. IT WASN’T UNTIL THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH 2020 THAT FEED SCARBOROUGH BECAME SUCH A VITAL SOCIAL SERVICE IN SCARBOROUGH. THEY’RE NOW SERVING +3000 OF OUR NEIGHBOURS EVERY WEEK AND THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING WEEKLY. SUMAN ROY THE FOUNDER OF FEED SCARBOROUGH QUICKLY GOT TOGETHER A TEAM WHEN OTHER FOOD BANKS WERE BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC – RIGHT WHEN THE DEMAND FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE ROSE QUICKLY WITH LAYOFFS AND LOCKDOWNS. SUMAN ROY AND SOME FRIENDS PUT SOME MON… Show more
FEED SCARBOROUGH IN 2018 STARTED OUT AS A SMALL ORGANIZATION HANDING OUT HOLIDAY HAMPERS DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. IT WASN’T UNTIL THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH 2020 THAT FEED SCARBOROUGH BECAME SUCH A VITAL SOCIAL SERVICE IN SCARBOROUGH. THEY’RE NOW SERVING +3000 OF OUR NEIGHBOURS EVERY WEEK AND THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING WEEKLY. SUMAN ROY THE FOUNDER OF FEED SCARBOROUGH QUICKLY GOT TOGETHER A TEAM WHEN OTHER FOOD BANKS WERE BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC – RIGHT WHEN THE DEMAND FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE ROSE QUICKLY WITH LAYOFFS AND LOCKDOWNS. SUMAN ROY AND SOME FRIENDS PUT SOME MONEY ON THE TABLE AND STARTED DELIVERING GROCERIES TO OVER 1000 HOUSEHOLDS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY DEPENDENT ON THEN SHUT DOWN FOOD BANKS. NOW FEED SCARBOROUGH OPERATES 4 FOOD BANKS A 3 DAY A WEEK MOBILE HEALTHY MEAL PROGRAM OUT OF A FOOD TRUCK HAS WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND SUPPORTS A CO-OP STUDENT PROGRAM – ALL STAFFED BY 3 PEOPLE OPERATING WITH A FEW SHORT TERM GRANTS COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND THE LABOUR OF INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS. THEIR SERVICE AREA IS CLIFFSIDE OAKRIDGE MARKHAM AND KENNEDY NEIGHBOURHOODS IN SCARBOROUGH. EVERY WEEK ROUGHLY 100 VOLUNTEERS SERVE 3000 SCARBOROUGH RESIDENTS. REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE SAY 3000 RESIDENTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN TOO AS 1 IN 2 CHILDREN IN SCARBOROUGH ARE LIVING IN POVERTY.
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.
96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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 96¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
4%
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
1.3 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)$1.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)36%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
14%
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
36%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
14%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
50%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-20 | $591K | 92¢ | 8% | 7.8 yr |
| 2022-04-20 | $1.3M | 91¢ | 9% | 2.8 yr |
| 2023-04-20 | $878K | 95¢ | 5% | 1.7 yr |
| 2024-04-20 | $1.5M | 96¢ | 4% | 1.3 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- GULATI, MEENUTREASURERarm's length
- SELVAGGIO, CHRISTINEDIRECTORarm's length
- GOMES, CLIFFORDCHAIRarm's length
- ROY, HOLLYCHAIRarm's length
- PRIESTLY, TINA-HURLDIRECTORarm's length
- PARTAP, CELECIADIRECTORarm's length
- AHMAD, RINKEEDIRECTORarm'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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