5N2 Soup Kitchen Project
Publicly funded institution · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 826403990RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($610,879) as filed with the CRA.
5N2 Soup Kitchen Project is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $550K in revenue and $611K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $204K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Free meal program (5n2 kitchens) 5n2 kitchens prepares free meals that are distributed through 13 partnerships including shelters low-income communities individuals and food banks. Pantry program (5n2 pantry) 5n2 pantry has been operating a food pantry for clients who cannot access conventional food banks. This enables clients to access food supplies through a referral system with their partnership organizations. Farm program (5n2 farms) the 5n2 farm proejct was started to support the many free food programs at 5n2. Through the 5n2 farm project produce is grown hydroponically year roun…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $550K | $611K | $548K | — | — | $551K |
| 2023 | $546K | $669K | $583K | — | $8,000 | $612K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $568K | $432K | — | — | $780K |
| 2021 | $626K | $562K | $434K | — | — | $288K |
| 2020 | $405K | $222K | $151K | — | — | $224K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $204K from 15 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$46K
- Canadahelps Canadon$46K
- Daily Bread Food Bank$31K
- Robert Kerr Foundation$25K
- The McLean Foundation$17K
- Second Harvest Canada$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,700
- Global Kingdom Ministries Church Inc.$7,500
- Vancouver Foundation$5,400
- Ike Nizam Foundation of Canada$5,000
- ST. Mathew's Mar Thoma Church Toronto$3,680
- United Way of Greater Toronto$178
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$14
- Troop Impact Foundation—
- Troop Impact Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,99911 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$215K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Seema David (president); Denise Indira Steele (director); Alpesh Joshi (treasurer); Chloe Hoa LI (secretary); Keven Cheung (director); Nick Kossovan (director); Lovelace Dave ST. John (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 5N2 Soup Kitchen Project’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826403990RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.