Heron Emergency Food Centre South East Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 890043540RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($218,910) as filed with the CRA.
Heron Emergency Food Centre South East Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $283K in revenue and $219K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 29% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $168K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
HEFC continues to assist people experiencing food insecurities in South East Ottawa. HEFC clients are provided with an emergency supply of food which can be picked up at a designated time.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $283K | $219K | $192K | — | — | $192K |
| 2023 | $194K | $197K | $174K | — | — | $129K |
| 2022 | $243K | — | $188K | — | — | $144K |
| 2021 | $155K | $0 | — | — | — | $111K |
| 2020 | $210K | $147K | $147K | — | — | $145K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $168K from 18 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$63K
- Canadahelps Canadon$63K
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall$12K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$9,963
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$3,827
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$3,100
- The Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec Christmas Cheer Foundation/la Fondation Esprit de Noel de l'Est de l'Ontario et l'Ouest du Québec$2,900
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God$2,146
- Emmanuel United Church$1,935
- Rideau Park United Church$1,200
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$1,000
- Rideau Park United Church$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$867
- Riverside United Church$640
- ST. Timothy's Presbyterian Church$640
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$436
- Ottawa-Carleton District School Board$386
- ST Andrew's Presbyterian Church$25
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cynthia Baker (vice chair); Greg Yost (director); Lynn Sherwood (chair); Harold Black (buyer); Mary Shaw (director); Sharon Daly (director); Morgan Gay (director); Joseph Merhi (director); Styve Moukilou Mouanda (director); Veronica Sanchez (director); Corinne Semaan (treasurer); Michael Quinn (director); Val Dowd (director); Faaria Bhollah (director); Doris Smith (secretary); Parastu Mirabzadeh (director); Catherine Newell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Heron Emergency Food Centre South East Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890043540RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.