LIVING WAYS FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·2429 CTY RD 25 · CASTLETON, ON · K0K 1M0·BN 774202261RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
80¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$50K
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 Living Ways Foundation?
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Is Living Ways Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 774202261RR0001. 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 Living Ways Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2429 CTY RD 25, CASTLETON, ON, K0K 1M0. Source.
What does Living Ways Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "GRACE GARDENS COMMUNITY GARDEN CONTINUES TO ADDRESS SEVERAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING FOOD INSECURITY WHILE DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES RELATED TO FOOD PRODUCTION AS WELL AS GARDEN H ARVESTS TO SEVERAL POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2024 LWF CONTINUED THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN CASTLETON ON AND GREW…" Full program description.
How much of Living Ways Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Living Ways Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $50K (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
Ongoing programs
GRACE GARDENS COMMUNITY GARDEN CONTINUES TO ADDRESS SEVERAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING FOOD INSECURITY WHILE DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES RELATED TO FOOD PRODUCTION AS WELL AS GARDEN H ARVESTS TO SEVERAL POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2024 LWF CONTINUED THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN CASTLETON ON AND GREW OVER 40 DISTINCT SPECIES OF VEGETABLES FRUITS AND HERBS. LWF DONATED A SIZEABLE PORTION OF ITS HARVEST TO SEVERAL CHARITIES IN OUR LOCAL AREA. WE HAD 4 SUMMER STAFF AND 11 VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED ON THE GARDEN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GARDENING EXPERTS. ONE STUDENT WAS FROM THE UNIVER… Show more
GRACE GARDENS COMMUNITY GARDEN CONTINUES TO ADDRESS SEVERAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING FOOD INSECURITY WHILE DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES RELATED TO FOOD PRODUCTION AS WELL AS GARDEN H ARVESTS TO SEVERAL POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2024 LWF CONTINUED THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN CASTLETON ON AND GREW OVER 40 DISTINCT SPECIES OF VEGETABLES FRUITS AND HERBS. LWF DONATED A SIZEABLE PORTION OF ITS HARVEST TO SEVERAL CHARITIES IN OUR LOCAL AREA. WE HAD 4 SUMMER STAFF AND 11 VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED ON THE GARDEN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GARDENING EXPERTS. ONE STUDENT WAS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO COMPLETING PLACEMENT HOURS FOR THEIR COURSE FOCUSED ON FOOD SECURITY. THE MASTER GARDENER GAVE INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING-FALL SEASONS. NATURE WALKS- WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR IMMERSIVE NATURE WALKS PROGRAM IN 2024. THEY WERE THREE-HOUR A SESSIONS THAT INVOLVED A GUIDED HIKE AND AN ENDING DISCUSSION. THE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON GAINING AN APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OFFERED IN NATURE. THE WALKS WERE A GREAT SUCCESS WITH VERY POSITIVE REVIEWS FROM PARTICIPANTS. THE WALKS WERE LED BY .... ... IS AN OBJIBWAY ELDER OF ALDERVILLE FIRST NATION AND AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTIST AND ECOLOGIST. HE HAS A DEGREE IN WILDLIFE BIOLOGY AND EXPTENSIVE EXPERIENCE INCLUDING BEING THE RESEARCH COORDINATOR FOR THE BLACK OAK SAVANNA IN ALDERVILLE.
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.
80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ 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 80¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$50K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)37%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
42%
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
37%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
42%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
21%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | $7K | — | 100% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $31K | 79¢ | 21% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $50K | 80¢ | 20% | — |
| 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
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- FELLS, LESLIEPRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIRarm's length
- WIGGINS, CHRISBOARD TREASURERarm's length
- PETERSON, CLAYTON (BRAD)BOARD MEMBERarm's length
- MICKELWRIGHT, KRISTYDIRECTORarm's length
- GRAHAM, HEATHERDIRECTORarm's length
- BOYES, DENNISSECRETARY DIRECTORarm'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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