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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.6 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)$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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| 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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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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