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QUINTE WEST GARDENS-GROWING COMMUNITY

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·7 AV RAMSAY · TRENTON, ON · K8V 2P4·BN 866104433RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Last year we added another 2 beds to our community rental beds bringing the total to 23. Our total harvest for the year was 1292lbs of fresh fruit vegetables and herbs delivered to 5 church kitchens our local food bank and individuals in need. Volunteers put in over 1530 hours during the year to maintain the gardens donate produce and host events. Ongoing community events included our annual seed swap annual spring plant fundraiser sale Wellness Expo and various gardening workshops at our local library. Student volunteers were welcomed once again to the gardens to receive volunteer hours Show more

Last year we added another 2 beds to our community rental beds bringing the total to 23. Our total harvest for the year was 1292lbs of fresh fruit vegetables and herbs delivered to 5 church kitchens our local food bank and individuals in need. Volunteers put in over 1530 hours during the year to maintain the gardens donate produce and host events. Ongoing community events included our annual seed swap annual spring plant fundraiser sale Wellness Expo and various gardening workshops at our local library. Student volunteers were welcomed once again to the gardens to receive volunteer hours.

New programs

In May we hosted students from a local public school for our first ever teaching exercise at the gardens. The focus was on ecology and students participated in 4 different workshops. They learned how earthworms and wildflowers contribute to the garden and they created pet rocks and potted up plants as a take-away gift. A Pampered Chef fundraiser was held in the summer which raised enough money to cover the costs of building 2 additional raised garden beds. Additionally a small pollinator garden was started with a focus on growing native flowers to support and bring awareness to our nat Show more

In May we hosted students from a local public school for our first ever teaching exercise at the gardens. The focus was on ecology and students participated in 4 different workshops. They learned how earthworms and wildflowers contribute to the garden and they created pet rocks and potted up plants as a take-away gift. A Pampered Chef fundraiser was held in the summer which raised enough money to cover the costs of building 2 additional raised garden beds. Additionally a small pollinator garden was started with a focus on growing native flowers to support and bring awareness to our native pollinators.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

100¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

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 ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$4K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

10%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

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 ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$16K
2020-12-31$10K
2021-12-31$18K
2022-12-31$1K
2023-12-31$2K100¢
2024-12-31$4K100¢
trend

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)

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Board of directors

5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length

  • Richardson, Colette ABoard Memberarm's length
  • Jennifer, Lewis CChairarm's length
  • James, Lacey PMemberarm's length
  • Sheila, Callaghan MSecretaryarm's length
  • Claire, Marchand TMemberarm'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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