Eden Food for Change is a 4-star charity with a Good demonstrated impact score. It has a B- results reporting score, which is below average, and its reserve funds could cover annual program costs for roughly nine months.

Founded in 2002, Eden Food for Change (EFFC) is a food bank serving western Mississauga that also operates kitchen programs providing meals and support to people facing food insecurity. The charity reports a 273% increase in food bank visits since COVID-19. EFFC runs two main programs: the Food Bank and the Learning Kitchen. It does not disclose total program spending or a breakdown by program.

The Food Bank program provides monthly access to food for individuals and families in need. Clients can receive 7 to 10 days of groceries per visit, with amounts based on household size and available supplies. In the fiscal year ending December 2024 (F2024), it reports distributing 1,247,021 lb of food, 279,344 lb of which was fresh produce. It received 47,027 individual visits and served 14,575 households.

The Learning Kitchen program offers cooking classes, group volunteering where meals are prepared and packaged for the food bank, and summer employment training that builds food service skills. In F2024, this program produced 37,794 meals for EFFC's Meals on Wheels clients.

Eden Food for Change’s audited financial statements use line-item costing, which is not considered best practice. Ci therefore used the charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA to report program, administrative, and fundraising costs. T3010 data for F2025 was not available at the time of this update. EFFC reports total salaries but does not split them across program, administrative, and fundraising areas, so reported costs and ratios do not include salaries and are understated.

In F2025, EFFC received $797k in donations (48% of total revenue), and $369k in government funding. It also collected $410k in income from its Meals on Wheels activities.

EFFC spent $1.4m (83% of total revenue) on its programs in F2025. Fundraising costs were $25k (3% of donations) and administrative costs $96k (6% of revenue less investment income). Total overhead was then 9%, meaning that for every dollar received, 91 cents are available to go to the cause.

At the end of F2025, EFFC had $1.1m in reserve funds (cash and investments), which could cover its annual program costs for roughly nine months.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Eden Food for Change for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 15, 2026 by Ava Anderson.