Food Bank on the Edge
Publicly funded institution · Ucluelet, British Columbia · BN 884556911RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($71,733) as filed with the CRA.
Food Bank on the Edge is a charitable organization based in Ucluelet, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $270K in revenue and $72K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $118K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $51K in 2020 to $270K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Food bank on the edge co-ordinates donations of food & ensures food is ditributed quickly & efficiently to people in need in both ucluelet & tofino. We have a code of ethics which all our members uphold which prompts personal dignity of food bank users & the proper stewardship of donated food.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $270K | $72K | $48K | — | — | $488K |
| 2023 | $121K | $68K | $48K | — | — | $295K |
| 2022 | $225K | $67K | $45K | — | — | $381K |
| 2021 | $159K | $73K | $48K | — | — | $222K |
| 2020 | $51K | $55K | $45K | — | — | $137K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $118K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cris Martin (president); Tierney Schievink (director); Laurie Bird (secretary); Annie Goertzen (director); Mayco Noel (director); Jenny Sheline (director); Brittney Walker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Food Bank on the Edge’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 884556911RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.