FED Urban Agriculture Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 753331339RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($388,892) as filed with the CRA.
FED Urban Agriculture Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $422K in revenue and $389K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 9% from government, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $147K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band).
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2022 to $422K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. FED Urban Farm A core program site where FED grows food for distribution to low-income households offers hands-on education in urban agriculture and provides a public green space for community engagement. Acquired in 2024 the site supports all three of FED's charitable purposes: poverty relief education and public amenity. 2. My FED Farm This program relieves poverty by distributing home garden kits and providing mentorship to low? income individuals and families. It empowers participants to grow their own food and build food security through practical education. 3. Demonstration & R…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $422K | $389K | $340K | $0 | $0 | $51K |
| 2023 | $112K | $111K | $77K | $679 | — | $18K |
| 2022 | $48K | $67K | $64K | — | — | $16K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $147K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$275K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jill Doucette (director); Benjamin Clark (chair); Calen McNeil (director); Liza Couse (director); Kyle Empringham (director); Judith Ethier (treasurer); James Fry (director); Jacobs Stephanie (vice-chair); Victoria McMichael (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from FED Urban Agriculture Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 753331339RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.