Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology
Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·88 SHERWOOD AVE · TORONTO, ON · M4P 2A7·BN 755759610RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
94¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$980K
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 Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology?
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Is Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 755759610RR0001. 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 Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 88 SHERWOOD AVE, TORONTO, ON, M4P 2A7. Source.
What does Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The charity executed its inaugural program Flavour Harvest with the objective to advance education about the benefits of growing food in living soil for both environmental and human health. Using taste as a driver the immersive workshop experience targeted young families and employed the early childhood education…" Full program description.
How much of Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $980K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
New programs
The charity executed its inaugural program Flavour Harvest with the objective to advance education about the benefits of growing food in living soil for both environmental and human health. Using taste as a driver the immersive workshop experience targeted young families and employed the early childhood education strategy of play-based learning to draw connections between soil health and nutrient density and biodiversity. The program included the development of educational materials in the form of a family-friendly story called 'Bille's Carrot Quest' to educate the audience about the impo… Show more
The charity executed its inaugural program Flavour Harvest with the objective to advance education about the benefits of growing food in living soil for both environmental and human health. Using taste as a driver the immersive workshop experience targeted young families and employed the early childhood education strategy of play-based learning to draw connections between soil health and nutrient density and biodiversity. The program included the development of educational materials in the form of a family-friendly story called 'Bille's Carrot Quest' to educate the audience about the importance of personal food choices.
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.
94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
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
0.1 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$980K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- Levine, AlanChairarm's length
- Rosenblum, EyalDirectorarm's length
- Charendoff, LisaDirectorarm'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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