HALTON FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·100 - 5063 NORTH SERVICE RD · BURLINGTON, ON · L7L 5H6·BN 847636958RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.6M
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 Halton Food for Thought?
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Is Halton Food for Thought a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 847636958RR0001. 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 Halton Food for Thought located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 100 - 5063 NORTH SERVICE RD, BURLINGTON, ON, L7L 5H6. Source.
What does Halton Food for Thought do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WE ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CHILD HUNGER THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 152 SCHOOLS IN THE HALTON REGION. WE OFFER HEALTHY FOODS IN SNACK AND MEAL PROGRAMS IN A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE NON-STIGMATIZING ENVIRONMENT" Full program description.
How much of Halton Food for Thought's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Halton Food for Thought?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.6M (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
WE ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CHILD HUNGER THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 152 SCHOOLS IN THE HALTON REGION. WE OFFER HEALTHY FOODS IN SNACK AND MEAL PROGRAMS IN A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE NON-STIGMATIZING ENVIRONMENT
New programs
JOHN WILLIAM BOICH PUBLIC SCHOOL - BURLINGTON ST. ANNE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - BURLINGTON ST. CATHARINE OF ALEXANDRIA CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - HALTON HILLS ESCARPMENT VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL - MILTON ST. MARGUERITE D'YOUVILLE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - OAKVILLE
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.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
16%
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
0.7 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)$1.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)16%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
45%
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
16%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
45%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
39%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $1.2M | — | 18% | — |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.3M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $1.6M | 89¢ | 8% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $1.6M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $1.3M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $1.6M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.7 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
16 directors reported · 13 of 16at arm's length
- JONES, JOANNE JJSECRETARYarm's length
- SAMALA, PRASAD PSBOARD VICE CHAIRarm's length
- POITRAS, JAY JPDIRECTORarm's length
- BOWMAN, KIMBERLY KBDIRECTOR
- BRISTOW, CHELSEA CBDIRECTORarm's length
- POSPISIL, ANNITA APDIRECTORarm's length
- SIMKINS, CORTNEYTREASURER
- MOODIE, BRETT BMDIRECTORarm's length
- RAMUSCAK, ELEANOR ERBOARD CHAIRarm's length
- HARWOOD, SARA SHDIRECTORarm's length
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- CADOTTE, LISA LCDIRECTORarm's length
- PERUSIN, ADRIANO APDIRECTORarm's length
- DESOUZA, BRYAN BDDIRECTORarm's length
- HUTCHINSON, KEVIN KHPAST TREASURER
- AIKENHEAD, CATHERINE CADIRECTORarm's length
- MCKEOWN, DAN DMDIRECTORarm'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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