Bowen Island Christmas Hamper Fund
Charitable organization · Bowen Island, British Columbia · BN 876108507RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($25,557) as filed with the CRA.
Bowen Island Christmas Hamper Fund is a charitable organization based in Bowen Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $20K in revenue and $26K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,507.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We provide hampers at christmas time for residents of bowen island in need. The hampers include donated fresh vegtables canned food a box of chocolates a box of stuffing cranberry jells gravy mix and froxen turkey. We give each one an envolope with gift certificates for local cafes and food stores and london drugs so that people can buy what they need for their family
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20K | $26K | — | — | $25K | — |
| 2023 | $15K | $28K | — | — | $27K | — |
| 2022 | $19K | $14K | — | — | $14K | — |
| 2021 | $17K | $23K | — | — | $22K | — |
| 2020 | $30K | $14K | — | — | $13K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,507 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cheryl Evans (member at large); Pernille Nielsen (treasurer); Ian Thompson (member at large); Linda Pfeiff (president); Judi Gedye (secretary); Nancy Cox (member at large); Siobhan Catchlove (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bowen Island Christmas Hamper Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876108507RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.