Goldstream Food Bank Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 890281066RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($472,110) as filed with the CRA.
Goldstream Food Bank Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $854K in revenue and $472K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $561K.
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 91% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Food bank for westshore of greater victoria british columbia. We provide food hampers year round for individuals and families struggling with food security in the westshore communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $854K | $472K | $472K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $652K | $975K | $975K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $596K | $754K | $754K | — | — | $2M |
| 2021 | $543K | $569K | $569K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $738K | $460K | $460K | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $561K from 19 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$189K
- Canadahelps Canadon$189K
- Food Banks British Columbia$67K
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$20K
- The Shawana Foundation$20K
- Sovereign Order of ST. John Victoria Commandery Foundation$20K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$18K
- Vancity Community Foundation$10K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$7,361
- RBC Foundation$5,000
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$4,792
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,242
- The Open Gate Church$2,800
- Victoria Truth Centre Inc.$1,362
- Vancouver Foundation$1,350
- Unitarian Universalist Community of Victoria Society$700
- First West Foundation$501
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$123
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gayle Ireland (president); Sandy Prette (secretary); Shannon Youell (treasurer); Audrey Van Bruchem (assistant treasurer); Susan Still (food purchaser); Walter Dubeau (vice president); Sharon Wilcox (liason); Peter Hawkes (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Goldstream Food Bank Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890281066RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.