Edmonton’s Food Bank is proud to, once again, be among Charity Intelligence’s Top 100 charities for impact and Top 10 among Food Banks! Edmonton’s Food Bank works hard to ensure donor dollars are used in the best way possible so we can help as many people as possible. Being recognized by an independent organization is inspiring to us as it helps us know we are doing our work in a way that ensures positive impact in our community. More importantly - it lets donors know that when they give to Edmonton’s Food Bank their dollars will go as far as possible.
Charity Intelligence researches Canadian charities to help donors be informed about the impact their dollars have based on which charity they choose to support. Charity Intelligence performs independent research on charities and currently has reports on more than 760 Canadian charities, as well as in-depth primers on different philanthropic sectors. (To learn more about Charity Intelligence visit their website.)

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Some of the areas highlighted by Charity Intelligence include our financial transparency and high ratio of funds going directly to the cause. If you are curious about the financial state of Edmonton’s Food Bank we have multiple years of audited financial statements on our website. For every dollar donated to the Food Bank, 91 cents supports people in need! This maximizes the impact of every dollar donated, so we can help as many people as possible. Charity Intelligence also highlights our Beyond Food program. This program helps people improve a person’s long term financial and food security prospects through training and links to other supports reducing the number of people in need of our services. Beyond food has seen 70% of its participants find employment.
Our guiding values - commitment, integrity, service, innovation, responsiveness, and fairness – govern the manner in which we work. We value our donors and the precious funds, food and time they entrust us with and that is why we are so proud to once again be on the Top 10 Impact: Canadian Food Banks and a Top 100 Charity lists by Charity Intelligence. To learn more visit:
A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 10 Impact: Canadian Food Banks.

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Charity Top 10 Impact Canadian Food Bank