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Registered as THE FOOD BANK OF WATERLOO REGION
$37,004,198
$38,910,617
It spent $1,906,419 more than it took in, drawing down the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.
| Year | Money in | Money out |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $15.6M | $15.4M |
| 2018 | $15.0M | $15.1M |
| 2019 | $15.7M | $15.7M |
| 2020 | $21.0M | $16.7M |
| 2021 | $25.0M | $20.3M |
| 2022 | $26.1M | $21.6M |
| 2023 | $9.2M | $7.2M |
| 2024 | $37.0M | $38.9M |
| What it went on | CRA line | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable programs | 5000 | $2,417,378 | 27.6% |
| Management and administration | 5010 | $3,097,598 | 35.3% |
| Fundraising | 5020 | $1,514,060 | 17.3% |
| Not allocated to a line | $1,742,589 | 19.9% | |
| Total expenditures excluding gifts | 4950 | $8,771,625 |
The reported lines do not add up to the total. The difference is spending the charity did not assign to any of them — the CRA return treats these lines as optional components of the total, not as a complete breakdown of it.
It reported giving $30,138,992 to other qualified donees — registered charities and similar organisations. This sits outside the breakdown above, which covers the charity’s own spending. Line 5050.
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region reported spending 27.6% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 3,143 charities registered under foundations that reported the same line for 2024, the middle of the range is 71.5%, and this charity sits at the 24th percentile — below 76% of them.
That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.
Canadian charities report how many of their ten highest-paid positions fall in each pay band. Not who they are, and not what any one person earns — the return does not collect that, and it cannot be worked out from what follows.
10 positions reported in total.
| Permanent full-time positions | 300 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| Part-time or part-year employees | 370 | 25 |
| Total spent on all compensation | 390 | $3,008,594 |
Charities that hold significant property not used in their programs must spend a minimum amount each year — the disbursement quota. The Food Bank of Waterloo Region files this schedule; most charities do not.
| Required to spend | 840 | $328,207 |
|---|---|---|
| Counted toward the quota | 860 | $32,556,370 |
| Difference | 865 | $32,228,163 above the quota |
Charities may also carry a disbursement excess forward for five years, so a single year is a slice of a longer calculation rather than the whole of it.
The most recent return this charity has filed — not its position today. Charities have six months to file and the CRA publishes annually.
These are the charity’s own figures. A surprising figure is at least as likely to be a filing error as a finding.
This site cannot confirm whether 119233310 RR 0001 is registered today. Its filings are public open data; current registration status is not, and the CRA’s own listing is the only authoritative source. Check this charity on the CRA Charities Listing.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency — List of charities (T3010). Data current as of 2024 filing year. Filed by the charity and not audited by the CRA. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.