Food Link Society
Charitable organization · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 761286699RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,961,283) as filed with the CRA.
Food Link Society is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $10M in revenue and $10M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $134K.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $271K in 2020 to $10M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Our charity is dedicated to reducing food insecurity by providing free food to individuals and families in need with a focus on low-income and vulnerable populations. In 2024 we continued several key programs including daily food recovery and distribution from local donors operating a community kitchen where rescued food is transformed into nutritious meals and minimize food waste. This year we expanded our outreach to serve additional affordable housing sites including kelly court apartments in vancouver which supports residents with disabilities. Through this expansion we increased …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10M | $10M | $9.8M | — | — | $322K |
| 2023 | $506K | $507K | $462K | — | — | $226K |
| 2022 | $398K | $352K | $32K | — | — | $304K |
| 2021 | $286K | $228K | $201K | $3,612 | $3,784 | $208K |
| 2020 | $271K | $197K | $92K | — | $15K | $150K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $134K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$351K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Igor Bjelac (director); Young-Suk Bong (secretary); Ghorbanali Haeri (treasurer); Basem Tawadrws (member at large); Snezana Bjelac (member at large); Farhad Siavish Soofi (member at large); Zahri Haeri (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Food Link Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 761286699RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.