Helping Hands Centre of Brandon Inc.
Charitable organization · Brandon, Manitoba · BN 128215274RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($316,079) as filed with the CRA.
Helping Hands Centre of Brandon Inc. is a charitable organization based in Brandon, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $408K in revenue and $316K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 7% from government, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $105K.
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 42% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $245K in 2020 to $408K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provides hot meals for underprivileged residents of brandon and surrounding area
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $408K | $316K | $268K | — | — | $987K |
| 2023 | $264K | $234K | $101K | — | — | $895K |
| 2022 | $458K | $175K | $88K | — | — | $865K |
| 2021 | $282K | $170K | $25K | — | — | $581K |
| 2020 | $245K | $147K | — | — | — | $469K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $105K from 12 charities:
- United Way Of Brandon & District Inc.$32K
- Canadahelps Canadon$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$20K
- The Cardinal Foundation$15K
- The Brandon Area Community Foundation Inc.$11K
- Baker Charitable Trust$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,445
- Calvary Temple$1,200
- Decker Charitable Trust$1,000
- Jubilee Mennonite$500
- Parish of Our Lady of Shilo- CFB Shilo$350
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$286
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
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$153K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gillian Leach (secretary); Kori Gordon (board member); Dan Lange (board member); Chris Sobchuk (board member); Andrea Epp (board chair); Lisa Andrew (treasurer); Jordan Sisson (board member); Bart Curtis (board member); Melissa Rushton (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Helping Hands Centre of Brandon Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128215274RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.