Nanaimo Foodshare Society
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 887234524RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,386,148) as filed with the CRA.
Nanaimo Foodshare Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 57% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $183K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $883K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Lunch Munch/School Meals Lunch Munch provides home-made and nutritious food at no cost to school aged children in need and their family throughout the year. While we offer these food provisions we also ensure that recipients practise food skills that complement their meal or snack. Good Food Box is a weekly bulk buying produce program that makes healthy produce affordable. BC Farmers Nutrition Coupon program provides education and coupons for registered low income families single parents and seniors to access the farmers market. Gleaning coordinates teams of volunteers to pick local fruit a…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $891 | — | $78K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $2,241 | — | $75K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $85K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $45 | — | $162K |
| 2020 | $883K | $898K | $875K | $172 | — | $221K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $183K from 10 charities:
- Nanaimo Community Foundation$72K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$41K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$16K
- The Western Communities Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,807
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$786
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$174
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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$608K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stuart Setch (vice chair); Jenny Rutherford (chair); Cemi Vur (director); Blake McGuffie (treasurer); Casey Mitchell (past chair); Jane Barron (secretary); Sheena Eaton (director); Tamara Macneil (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nanaimo Foodshare Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887234524RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.