Cobble Hill-MILL Bay-Shawnigan Lake Food Bank Society
Charitable organization · MILL Bay, British Columbia · BN 129864021RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($342,350) as filed with the CRA.
Cobble Hill-MILL Bay-Shawnigan Lake Food Bank Society is a charitable organization based in MILL Bay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $450K in revenue and $342K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $190K.
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 20% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We provide basic food hampers and other essentials each week for those qualified residents in need of assistance. Food cleaning supplies; school supplies and christmas gifts are included.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $450K | $342K | $234K | — | — | $813K |
| 2023 | $272K | $278K | $187K | — | — | $705K |
| 2022 | $273K | $242K | $110K | — | — | $711K |
| 2021 | $234K | $219K | $112K | — | — | $662K |
| 2020 | $360K | $301K | $144K | — | — | $607K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $190K from 15 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Food Banks British Columbia$38K
- Sovereign Order of ST. John Victoria Commandery Foundation$15K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$9,355
- Canada Gives$8,800
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$8,000
- Vancouver Foundation$5,000
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$4,250
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,380
- Sylvan Pastoral Charge$1,061
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$309
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$272
- First West Foundation$123
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$103K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Terry Eden (president); Barbara Schultz (treasurer); Michael St. Clair (past president); Sharon Kusche (secretary); Cecile Healey (director); Robert Weston (director); Tammy Hull (director); Judi Hirst (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cobble Hill-MILL Bay-Shawnigan Lake Food Bank Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129864021RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.