Regina & District Food Bank
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
B
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Fair
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
83%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 83 cents are available for programs.
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Programs
About Regina & District Food Bank:
Founded in 1983, Regina Food Bank (RFB) serves hungry people in Regina by providing programs and services directly and through partnerships in the areas of food provision, essential skills development and connections to community supports and opportunities. RFB’s hope is to inspire individuals and the community to work together to address hunger and sustain independence. In F2018, Regina Food Bank reports having 89,828 requests for service.
Regina Food Bank works to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education and support programs in partnership and cooperation with the community. In F2018, RFB received 1,586,742kg of food, then worked with 100 local partner agencies to distribute 136,315 pounds of food and 156,427 pounds of non-food household product.
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Results and Impact
Charity Intelligence has given Regina Food Bank a Fair impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Fair
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Finances
Regina Food Bank is a large-sized charity, receiving monetary donations of $1.8m along with $8.7m in donated food in F2018. Administrative costs are 7% of total revenues and fundraising costs are 10% of total donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 83 cents go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
The charity has total funding reserves of $640k. Excluding the cost of donated food, Regina Food Bank’s funding reserves cover program costs for just under 6 months.
This report is an update that has been sent to Regina Food Bank for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated July 2, 2019, 2019 by Parker Thomlinson.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
|
2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 6.6% | 6.8% | 5.4% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 10.2% | 15.8% | 16.2% |
| Total overhead spending | 16.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 47.9% | 45.6% | 55.9% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 1,760 | 1,764 | 1,795 |
| Goods in kind | 8,727 | 8,102 | 8,553 |
| Government funding | 36 | 0 | 4 |
| Business activities (net) | 663 | 710 | 731 |
| Other income | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Total revenues | 11,193 | 10,588 | 11,092 |
| Program costs | 1,335 | 1,281 | 1,205 |
| Administrative costs | 743 | 720 | 603 |
| Fundraising costs | 179 | 278 | 291 |
| Other costs | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Total spending | 2,264 | 2,288 | 2,109 |
| Cash flow from operations | 8,929 | 8,300 | 8,982 |
| Capital spending | 153 | 254 | 178 |
| Funding reserves | 640 | 584 | 674 |
Note: In F2018, Ci excluded gain on disposal of property and equipment affecting revenues by ($6k). In F2016, Ci excluded gain on sale of property and equipment affecting revenues by ($660k) and amortization of deferred contributions affecting revenues by ($93k). Ci recognized contributions received year over year, not the amount recognized, in order to break out government contributions versus corporate or individual contributions.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
1 |
$40k - $80k |
5 |
< $40k |
4 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2018
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