PARKDALE FOOD CENTRE
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·2 - 30 ROSEMOUNT AVE · OTTAWA, ON · K1Y 1P4·BN 889365003RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.1M
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 Parkdale Food Centre?
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Is Parkdale Food Centre a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 889365003RR0001. 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 Parkdale Food Centre located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2 - 30 ROSEMOUNT AVE, OTTAWA, ON, K1Y 1P4. Source.
What does Parkdale Food Centre do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We operate an emergency grocery program (food bank) three days/week using a choice based model. We offer two community meals weekly on a drop-in basis. We deliver social justice workshops to school-aged children and youth as well as to groups of adults. We provide employment training secondary and post-secondary…" Full program description.
How much of Parkdale Food Centre's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Parkdale Food Centre?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.1M (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 operate an emergency grocery program (food bank) three days/week using a choice based model. We offer two community meals weekly on a drop-in basis. We deliver social justice workshops to school-aged children and youth as well as to groups of adults. We provide employment training secondary and post-secondary placements for youth. We convene a city-wide nonprofit network focused on food security. We offer 1:1 support and referral services on a drop-in and appointment basis. We deliver cohort-based peer leadership and skills development programming. In 2024 195 volunteers offered 8 600 hou… Show more
We operate an emergency grocery program (food bank) three days/week using a choice based model. We offer two community meals weekly on a drop-in basis. We deliver social justice workshops to school-aged children and youth as well as to groups of adults. We provide employment training secondary and post-secondary placements for youth. We convene a city-wide nonprofit network focused on food security. We offer 1:1 support and referral services on a drop-in and appointment basis. We deliver cohort-based peer leadership and skills development programming. In 2024 195 volunteers offered 8 600 hours of service in support of our programs.
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.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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)$2.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
12%
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
7%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
12%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.3M | 72¢ | 11% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.4M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.3M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.3M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.1M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.1M | 82¢ | 18% | 0.6 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- Fardella, LenDirector Emeritusarm's length
- Kalembo, LandryDirectorarm's length
- Rollins, MarkDirectorarm's length
- Wilson, AlexChairarm's length
- Henson, SpencerDirectorarm's length
- Carruthers, AnnieDirectorarm's length
- Nagaratnam, KalkiDirectorarm's length
- El-Mohtadi, JudyDirectorarm's length
- Abbott, DeborahChairarm's length
- Cummings, EmilyDirectorarm's length
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- Porter, JaneDirectorarm's length
- Gardner, JoanneDirectorarm's length
- Khazra, ParisaDirectorarm's length
- Parkes, SteveDirectorarm's length
- Bengough, RuthTreasurerarm's length
- Belanger, AnnaDirectorarm'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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