Bread of Life Centre Society
Charitable organization · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 890649064RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($256,508) as filed with the CRA.
Bread of Life Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, it reported $309K in revenue and $257K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 14% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 2,418 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
A service of last resort accepting all who come for help we run a Soup Kitchen serving 33 000 meals a year and distribute excess recovered food to the needy. The Centre is a focus for other medical social and referred services. We have five paid staff and our volunteers contribute several thousand hours a year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $309K | $257K | $85K | $9,554 | — | $295K |
| 2020 | $231K | $154K | $152K | — | — | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 8 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$15K
- Alberni Valley Christian Reformed Church$4,700
- John W Casanave Memorial Foundation$1,500
- Arrowsmith Baptist Church$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$706
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$97
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$0
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
John DeJong (director); John Ramsey (director); John Edmonson (director); Mary Anne Tourangeau (director); Allana Fouad (treasurer); Sarah Williams (secretary).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bread of Life Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890649064RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.