Knights of Columbus Council #5468 Christmas Hamper Fund
Charitable organization · Campbell River, British Columbia · BN 118984525RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($149,988) as filed with the CRA.
Knights of Columbus Council #5468 Christmas Hamper Fund is a charitable organization based in Campbell River, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $108K in revenue and $150K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
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 89% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Christmas hamper fund community donations supports christmas hampers being delivered to over 1 100 families prior to december 25th volunteers are estimated between 150-200
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $108K | $150K | $149K | — | — | $106K |
| 2023 | $135K | $142K | $141K | — | — | $148K |
| 2022 | $135K | $124K | $123K | — | — | $154K |
| 2021 | $161K | $117K | $116K | — | — | $142K |
| 2020 | $128K | $115K | $114K | — | — | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kenneth Niesen (chairman); John Gernon (depot manager); Kevin Gearey (director); Robert Baker (director); Ann Gearey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Knights of Columbus Council #5468 Christmas Hamper Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118984525RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.