Pictou (west) Food Bank Society
Charitable organization · Pictou, Nova Scotia · BN 883390023RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($61,869) as filed with the CRA.
Pictou (west) Food Bank Society is a charitable organization based in Pictou, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $158K in revenue and $62K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
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 83% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $82K in 2020 to $158K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
The society provides food for families in need in the area. Food bank program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $158K | $62K | $61K | — | — | $777K |
| 2023 | $238K | $156K | $155K | — | — | $680K |
| 2022 | $467K | $35K | $35K | — | — | $541K |
| 2021 | $53K | $32K | $32K | — | — | $109K |
| 2020 | $82K | $25K | $25K | — | — | $88K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $45K from 10 charities:
- Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital Foundation$10K
- Pictou County Food Bank$9,110
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,016
- The Southwinds Foundation$6,000
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$5,000
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$3,860
- Masonic Foundation of Nova Scotia$2,000
- Northumberland Veterans Association$2,000
- ST. George's Presbyterian Church$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$145
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joseph Leblanc (director); Janette Davidson (director); Jennifer Chapman (director); Barry Hatt (director); Anthony Chapman (director); Linda Johnson (director); Dan Talbot (director); Earl Johnson (director); Catherine Simpson (treasurer); Deborah Macdonald (director/volunteer co-ordina); John Macdonald (chair/volunteer co-ordinator); Brian Kellock (secretary); Melody Fraser (director); John Stewart (co-vice chair); Catherine Cougias (director); Harold Rice (co-vice chair); David Pask (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pictou (west) Food Bank Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883390023RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.