Canadian Centre for Food Integrity
Public foundation · Guelph, Ontario · BN 847779204RR0001 · Agriculture
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,378,577) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Centre for Food Integrity is a public foundation based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under agriculture. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $591K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To advance education on farming agriculture and food processing practices in canada by providing communication training and development programs to individuals involved in those industries and the general public and by conducting research on the topic of food production in canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $50K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $61K |
| 2022 | $989K | $1M | $817K | — | — | $158K |
| 2021 | $767K | $648K | $492K | — | — | $185K |
| 2020 | $591K | $740K | $538K | — | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 2 charities:
- RBC Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,895
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$472K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adele Buettner (director); Shanna Munro (director); Mike Dungate (director/chair); Darlene McBain (director/treasurer); Jean-Marc Ruest (director); Tim Kennedy (director); Nicole McAuley (director); Stephane Beaudoin (director); Julie Dickson (director/vice-chair); Michael Graydon (director); Keith Currie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 847779204RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.