Canning Area Food Bank
Charitable organization · Canning, Nova Scotia · BN 888144797RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($565,785) as filed with the CRA.
Canning Area Food Bank is a charitable organization based in Canning, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $148K in revenue and $566K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
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 3% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $91K in 2020 to $148K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide food to families in need in the coming area
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $148K | $566K | $59K | — | — | $231K |
| 2023 | $156K | $129K | $82K | — | — | $312K |
| 2022 | $104K | $177K | $47K | — | — | $238K |
| 2021 | $65K | $80K | $24K | — | — | $191K |
| 2020 | $91K | $41K | $17K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lana Kamennof-Sine (director); Wayne Dykens (treasurer); Shane Gerrits (secretary); Laurie Lightfoot (director); Fred Davis (director); Jack Viner (director); David Naismith (director); Amy Whynot (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canning Area Food Bank’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888144797RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.