ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·101 - 320 BAY ST · TORONTO, ON · M5H 4A6·BN 885260968RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF FOOD BANK THROUGHOUT ONTARIO WITH A MANDATE TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE IMMEDIATE FOOD NEEDS OF FOOD BANK RECIPIENTS AND TO WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO HUNGER AND POVERTY.
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)94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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)6%
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)0.9 yr
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)$26.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)19%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $14.9M | 101¢ | 2% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $15.4M | 89¢ | 11% | 7 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $76.0M | 178¢✱ | 1% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $25.8M | 90¢ | 10% | 1.5 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $22.1M | 89¢ | 11% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $26.4M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.9 yr |
| 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA-
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceHigh
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- NOBLE, RYANCHAIRarm's length
- ORAM, PETERSECRETARYarm's length
- NICHOLLS, MEGHANDIRECTORarm's length
- BAILEY, ROBINDIRECTORarm's length
- HETHERINGTON, NEILDIRECTORarm's length
- VANDERWEES, WAYNEDIRECTORarm's length
- Bouwmeester, Audrie ABDirectorarm's length
- Clark Lafleur, ChristineDirectorarm's length
- Ford, MaureenDirectorarm's length
- Khazall, RimDirectorarm's length
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- Bhatti, Steve SBTreasurerarm's length
- McFarling, SeanDirectorarm's length
- Irwin, DanDirectorarm's length
- Natalie, Spooner-BourgogneDirectorarm'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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