Richmond Food Bank Society
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 119078228RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,578,498) as filed with the CRA.
Richmond Food Bank Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 33 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
1. OPERATE A FOOD BANK IN RICHMOND BC USING DONATED FUNDS AND GROCERIES PROVIDING FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED. 2.Offering and supporting a school meal program at local elementary and secondary schools Growing fresh produce and building food growing skills for a sustainable food system through our Fresh Gardens and Growing Program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $6,732 | — | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.1M | $963K | $5,281 | — | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $929K | $843K | $1,646 | — | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $816K | $729K | $7,890 | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $867K | $764K | $908 | — | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.2M from 33 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$318K
- Canadahelps Canadon$318K
- Food Banks British Columbia$262K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$125K
- Richmond Community Foundation$43K
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$40K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$15K
- Gilmore Park United Church$15K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$11K
- Richmond Firefighters Society$9,909
- Aqueduct Foundation$8,500
- Vancouver Foundation$7,000
- RBC Foundation$5,500
- Richmond Pentecostal Church$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$4,970
- Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church$4,850
- Richmond Chinese Evangelical Free Church$4,000
- The Parish of ST. Anne's-Steveston$2,229
- The Christian Reformed Church of Richmond$1,814
- UniPHARM & Medicine Centre Pharmacies Charitable Foundation$1,650
- Abundance Canada$1,500
- Westpointe Christian Centre Association$1,500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,371
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$561K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dave Elviss (director); Richard Rand (director); Caroline Yan Lau (president); David Barbosa (vice president); Kelvin Choy (director); Eddie Chan (director); Edwin Wu (treasurer); Evan Dunfee (director); Nazir Hirji (director); Jenny Yiu (director); Mary Flesher (director); Olena Gavrilova (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Richmond Food Bank Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119078228RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.