Blackfalds Food Bank Society
Charitable organization · Blackfalds, Alberta · BN 763781895RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($840,310) as filed with the CRA.
Blackfalds Food Bank Society is a charitable organization based in Blackfalds, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $966K in revenue and $840K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
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 71% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $141K in 2020 to $966K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To relieve proverty and hunger by operating a food bank. Activities in support of programs: the organization operates a food bank in blackfalds alberta canada. Offer food hampers to those in need weekly as well as emergency situations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $966K | $840K | $798K | $3,593 | — | $541K |
| 2023 | $405K | $349K | $248K | $47K | — | $525K |
| 2022 | $402K | $281K | $186K | — | — | $464K |
| 2021 | $357K | $149K | — | $98K | — | $346K |
| 2020 | $141K | $100K | $91K | $1,680 | — | $138K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 13 charities:
- Right To Food$10K
- Sarnia Community Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,516
- Mazon Canada$3,800
- Blackfalds Community Fellowship$3,646
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,465
- Cornerstone Free Reformed Church$2,183
- Red Deer Food Bank Society$1,647
- Alberta Blue Cross Hearts of Blue$1,046
- ATCO Electric Epic$675
- The Red Deer Catholic Regional Division #39$346
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$125
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$97K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeanette Edwards (vice chair); Tammie Drewes (chair); Jill Bried (director); Shane Hanson (director); Melissa Salomon (director); Robyn Devine (director); Jennifer Hartigh (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Blackfalds Food Bank Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 763781895RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.