GROWING CHEFS SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·100 - 290 1ST AVE E · VANCOUVER, BC · V5T 1A6·BN 841127566RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
66¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.0M
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 Growing Chefs Society?
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Is Growing Chefs Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 841127566RR0001. 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 Growing Chefs Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 100 - 290 1ST AVE E, VANCOUVER, BC, V5T 1A6. Source.
What does Growing Chefs Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Too many kids don’t know where food comes from or have access to nourishing whole food. We’re on a mission to change that. Growing Chefs trains and supports chef and community volunteers to deliver our Classroom Gardening & Cooking Program. Our dedicated volunteers lead mentor and inspire the students to grow…" Full program description.
How much of Growing Chefs Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Growing Chefs Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.0M (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
Too many kids don’t know where food comes from or have access to nourishing whole food. We’re on a mission to change that. Growing Chefs trains and supports chef and community volunteers to deliver our Classroom Gardening & Cooking Program. Our dedicated volunteers lead mentor and inspire the students to grow vegetables in their classrooms and learn to cook healthy nutritious meals with what they grow. Through a series of lessons they transform students’ relationship with food. Our innovative collaborative and hands-on program LunchLAB provides healthy nutritious lunches to stu… Show more
Too many kids don’t know where food comes from or have access to nourishing whole food. We’re on a mission to change that. Growing Chefs trains and supports chef and community volunteers to deliver our Classroom Gardening & Cooking Program. Our dedicated volunteers lead mentor and inspire the students to grow vegetables in their classrooms and learn to cook healthy nutritious meals with what they grow. Through a series of lessons they transform students’ relationship with food. Our innovative collaborative and hands-on program LunchLAB provides healthy nutritious lunches to students while engaging them in learning life-long food literacy skills. In LunchLAB students are empowered to work closely with chefs-in-residence to create a low-cost nourishing and locally sourced lunch menu and cook for themselves and up to 200 of their peers. Students teachers and caregivers not only love the healthy lunches but also the inclusive social environment that LunchLAB offers.
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.
66¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ 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 66¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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
0.8 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)$1.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
37%
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
13%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
37%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
51%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $574K | 84¢ | 16% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $727K | 93¢ | 49% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $566K | 39¢ | 61% | 2.7 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $511K | 62¢ | 38% | 1.5 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $650K | 69¢ | 31% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $1.0M | 66¢ | 34% | 0.8 yr |
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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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Kennedy, MattMember at Largearm's length
- Mansfield, BrentChairarm's length
- Schwartz, MerriMember at Largearm's length
- Tan, NormanMember at Largearm's length
- Anderson, Edward (Ted)Co-Chairarm's length
- Uhlig, StephanieTreasurerarm's length
- Bailey, ParkerMember at Largearm's length
- Kannusamy, ShobnaChairarm's length
- Boys, WendyMember at Largearm's length
- McEwin, PamelaMember at Largearm's length
- Veerapen, RoshniMember at Largearm'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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