York Region Food Network
Charitable organization · Aurora, Ontario · BN 870447315RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,062,813) as filed with the CRA.
York Region Food Network is a charitable organization based in Aurora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 23% from government, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $511K.
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 37% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $761K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
York region food network (yrfn) has been actively expanding the reach of our programs in 2024. Highlights include: expanding affordable fresh food markets: we expanded our markets to six municipalities across york region serving 3 570 community members. Rebranding and growing sunrise social: our weekly community meal was rebranded as sunrise social to better reflect its welcoming inclusive spirit. In 2024 we served 5 175 meals. Delivering hands-on kitchen workshops: we facilitated 80 workshops across the region with a conscious effort to diversify content and expand access. Leadin communit…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $879K | $96K | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $844K | $788K | $654K | $51K | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $781K | $848K | $771K | $2,605 | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $878K | $875K | $797K | $5,126 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $761K | $663K | $587K | $7,504 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $511K from 13 charities:
- The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation$175K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$152K
- The DR. Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation$100K
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- The Dunin Foundation$10K
- Routes Connecting Communities Inc.$7,500
- Loran Scholars Foundation$7,000
- Mazon Canada$3,600
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,400
- ST James Presbyterian Church$500
- Toronto Diocesan Anglican Church Women$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$276
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$722K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rebecca Kopel (director); Rosanne Rodgers (secretary); Heather Rudderham (director); Amanda Eek (director); Suzette Seveny (chair); Nina Doiron (vice-chair); Sonja Reardon (director); Royden D'Souza (director); Jan Pandikiu; Hilda Lam (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from York Region Food Network’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870447315RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.