NUTRITION FOR LEARNING INC.
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·28 - 500 TRILLIUM DR · KITCHENER, ON · N2R 1A7·BN 880648142RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
78¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.7M
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 Nutrition for Learning Inc.?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Nutrition for Learning Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 880648142RR0001. 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 Nutrition for Learning Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 28 - 500 TRILLIUM DR, KITCHENER, ON, N2R 1A7. Source.
What does Nutrition for Learning Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL FOOD PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS IN WATERLOO REGION" Full program description.
How much of Nutrition for Learning Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Nutrition for Learning Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.7M (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
PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL FOOD PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS IN WATERLOO REGION
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.
78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ 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 78¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
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
0.6 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)$2.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
35%
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
35%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
60%
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 | $1.4M | 76¢ | 24% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.9M | 72¢ | 28% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $1.7M | 69¢ | 30% | 2.1 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $1.9M | 65¢ | 35% | 2.2 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $2.2M | 68¢ | 32% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $2.7M | 78¢ | 22% | 0.6 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- KLANN, JULIACHAIRarm's length
- BARRICK, THERESAPAST CHAIRarm's length
- FORAN, GERALDDIRECTORarm's length
- JOHNSTON, SANDRADIRECTORarm's length
- CAMILLERI, DAVIDCO VICE CHAIRarm's length
- MANOJLOVICH, MIKECO VICE CHAIRarm's length
- MEISTER, DANIELTREASURERarm's length
- QUARRY, ALANDIRECTORarm's length
- THOMPSON, TRANDIRECTORarm's length
- MCLEAN, LISASECRETARYarm's length
- MILLER, SCOTTDIRECTORarm'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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