NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank Association
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 814033312RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,297,910) as filed with the CRA.
NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
NORTHERNSTAR MOTHERS MILK BANK IS A COMMUNITY BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SCREENED AND PASTEURIZED DONOR HUMAN MILK TO BABIES IN NEED WHEN THEIR MOTHERS OWN MILK IS NOT AVAILABLE. Free Breastfeeding classes Engage volunteers to pick up milk from donors and deliver to depots or the NorthernStar Milk Bank.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $904K | $913 | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $919K | $26K | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $807K | $38K | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $784K | $706 | — | $993K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1M | $749K | $11K | — | $974K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $32K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$749K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jannette Festival (ceo); Nancy Thompson (director); Julien Deschutter (director); Joann Johnson (medical director); Patricia Shannon (director); Jessica Ferguson (director); Merilee Brockway (director); Raisa Kuznetsova (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814033312RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.