Amherst Food Assistance Network Association
Charitable organization · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 888091170RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($142,642) as filed with the CRA.
Amherst Food Assistance Network Association is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $186K in revenue and $143K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 5% from government, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
This charity provides food; grocery gift cards; some clothing articles like socks hats mittens; to clients in need throughout the year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $186K | $143K | $120K | $100 | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $144K | $104K | $96K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $146K | $92K | $40K | — | — | $311K |
| 2021 | $92K | — | — | — | — | $232K |
| 2020 | $155K | $65K | $65K | — | — | $220K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charlotte Ross (chairperson); Patricia Wilson (vice chairperson); Linda Ward (director); Howard Gotell (director); Louise Tower (director/trustee); Marilyn Munroe (secretary); Jeff Marshall (treasurer); Evelyn Bishop (director); Katherine Hatheway (director); Patricia Howell (director); Debbie Allen (director); Sharon Taylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Amherst Food Assistance Network Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888091170RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.