Brown Bagging for Calgary Street Kids Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 890458417RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,999,582) as filed with the CRA.
Brown Bagging for Calgary Street Kids Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 62 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.9M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
BB4CK is dedicated to supporting children and youth facing food insecurity by providing nutritious meals that promote healthy growth and development. We collaborate with local partners schools and volunteers to implement sustainable solutions that reduce barriers caused by malnutrition. Through educational outreach we raise awareness about childhood hunger and advocate for long-term change. With the help of our dedicated volunteers and supporters we strive to create a healthier more food-secure future for children and youth.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $4M | $3M | $634K | — | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $4.7M | $3.6M | $2.8M | $506K | — | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.1M | $330K | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $3M | $2.7M | $1.8M | $422K | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $2.9M | $2M | $430K | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.9M from 62 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$321K
- The Calgary Foundation$282K
- Canadahelps Canadon$197K
- Canadahelps Canadon$197K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$154K
- Calgary CO-Op Community Foundation$128K
- Matt Rumpel Family Fouondation$100K
- Aqueduct Foundation$59K
- Abundance Canada$53K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$51K
- The Jules Foundation$40K
- Calgary Flames Foundation$35K
- Olympia Charitable Foundation$27K
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada$27K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- Hunter Family Foundation$25K
- BenefAction Foundation$22K
- Ember Fund$15K
- Bailie Family Foundation$15K
- The Read Family Foundation$15K
- Canada Gives$14K
- The Scotlyn Foundation$10K
- Air Canada Foundation$10K
- The Community Opportunity Foundation of Alberta$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,99915 positions
- $1–39,99918 positions
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Huys (past chair); David Newby (treasurer); Julia Hewitt (director); Kyle Setter (director); Janeen Scott (director); Chris Foster (chair); Graeme Wright (director); Twyla Freer (director); Bethany Ross (executive director); Chris Salamon (secretary); Katie Mahon (director); Paul Bustard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Brown Bagging for Calgary Street Kids Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890458417RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.