ELLIOT LAKE EMERGENCY FOOD BANK INC
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·23 TIMBER RD · ELLIOT LAKE, ON · P5A 2T1·BN 889512174RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
97¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
3%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$219K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
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Is Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 889512174RR0001. 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 Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 23 TIMBER RD, ELLIOT LAKE, ON, P5A 2T1. Source.
What does Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. is located in the City of Elliot Lake in Algoma District Province of Ontario. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. provides services to clients from: 1> Elliot Lake and surrounding area. 2> Residents of Serpent River. 3> Residents of the mens shelter Larry's Place located…" Full program description.
How much of Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $219K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. is located in the City of Elliot Lake in Algoma District Province of Ontario. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. provides services to clients from: 1> Elliot Lake and surrounding area. 2> Residents of Serpent River. 3> Residents of the mens shelter Larry's Place located in Elliot Lake. 4> Residents of Maple Gate the women shelter located in Elliot Lake. 5> First Nation residents in the Serpent River reserve. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. provides food to the needy as an Emergency Food bank with needs provided as a 3 to 5 day supply of… Show more
The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. is located in the City of Elliot Lake in Algoma District Province of Ontario. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. provides services to clients from: 1> Elliot Lake and surrounding area. 2> Residents of Serpent River. 3> Residents of the mens shelter Larry's Place located in Elliot Lake. 4> Residents of Maple Gate the women shelter located in Elliot Lake. 5> First Nation residents in the Serpent River reserve. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. provides food to the needy as an Emergency Food bank with needs provided as a 3 to 5 day supply of food. On average the dollar value of a food hamper is $ 120. for a single individual to $ 160.00 for a family hamper. On average The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. provides food hampers to 400 to 500 households per month. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. issues food vouchers valued at $ 75.00 for special needs individuals. On average 10 vouchers are issued monthly with total vouchers isued in year 2024 amounting to $ 9 000. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. also has a special Christmas Hamper program and hands out Christmas Hampers to the needy in Deember of each year. Hamper value is in the vicinity of $ 70.00 and over 400 hampers were given out to the needy in year 2024.
New programs
The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. in conjunction with Maple Gate ( women's shelter) and The Royal Canadian Legion understook a program to feed the needy during the winter months. A soup kitchen was established and operated from October 2023 to April 2024. A warm meal was provided to the needy three days a week Monday Wednesday and Fridays. This program was run with volunteers only and on average of 150 meals were provided to the needy. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. assists with providing food for this service. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. continues to have incr… Show more
The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. in conjunction with Maple Gate ( women's shelter) and The Royal Canadian Legion understook a program to feed the needy during the winter months. A soup kitchen was established and operated from October 2023 to April 2024. A warm meal was provided to the needy three days a week Monday Wednesday and Fridays. This program was run with volunteers only and on average of 150 meals were provided to the needy. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. assists with providing food for this service. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank inc. continues to have increase demand for our services and we anticipate relocating premises during the spring 2025 in order to meet increased needs to operate in more suitable premises. The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank Inc. will also look in expanding the hours of operations in the fall of year 2025 due to increased volumes.
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.
97¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 97¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
3%
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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$219K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)62%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
32%
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
62%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
32%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
6%
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 | $104K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $378K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $308K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $221K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $282K | — | 1% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $219K | 97¢ | 3% | 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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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 8 of 9at arm's length
- ROCHON, RAYMOND RTREASURERarm's length
- KUTCHAW, LEONARD DPRESIDENTarm's length
- ROSNAU, JULIETTEDIRECTORarm's length
- COLLETT, LINDASECRETARYarm's length
- Aitcheson, TerryDirectorarm's length
- Rae, HelenDirectorarm's length
- Stefanich, Irene MDirectornot at arm's length
- Bastien, DennisDirectorarm's length
- Philhilpott, Karen LDirectorarm'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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