The Gathering Food Centre
Charitable organization · Simcoe, Ontario · BN 825366230RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,132,760) as filed with the CRA.
The Gathering Food Centre is a charitable organization based in Simcoe, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 33% from government, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 21 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $228K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $470K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operates soup kitchens and food banks - provides classes on nutrition food handling and food preparation
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $953K | $14K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $845K | $749K | $628K | $7,992 | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $685K | $497K | $445K | $7,392 | $0 | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $635K | $453K | $405K | $847 | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $470K | $274K | $233K | $960 | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $228K from 21 charities:
- The United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk$74K
- Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$22K
- The Norfolk Community Foundation$15K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$6,250
- Evergreen Heights Christian Fellowship$6,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,150
- Calvary Pentecostal Church Simcoe$4,700
- Walsh Baptist Church$4,300
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Simcoe$2,677
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church$2,015
- ST. Peter's Lutheran Church$1,500
- ST Andrew's-By-The-Lake Church$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,000
- Assembly of Friends$500
- Neal Memorial United Church$300
- Bloomsburg Baptist Church$280
- St John's Anglican Church$181
- Voice for Life$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$424K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Haverkamp (chair of the board); Virginia Lucas (vice chair of the board); Nancy Carroll (director); Debbie Dyment (director); Jonathan Snively (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gathering Food Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825366230RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.