Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 814898037RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($640,290) as filed with the CRA.
Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $650K in revenue and $640K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 11% from government, 46% from other charities. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $403K.
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 52% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,500 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to Victoria Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $341K in 2020 to $650K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
We create opportunities with people experiencing food insecurity to cook grow share and connect for improved health and wellbeing. We offer a unique warm and welcoming neighborhood food centre. We operate the following programs: a) Food Skills Program: Volunteers teach basic nutrition meal planning FoodSafe seasonal eating and preservation techniques adaptive cooking techniques and cuisine from around the world; b) Pantry Program and Grocery Gift Card Program: this self-select food distribution program focuses on fresh and healthy food choices accommodating for cultural food diet…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $650K | $640K | $564K | $15K | $2,500 | $522K |
| 2023 | $635K | $550K | $505K | $18K | $2,500 | $512K |
| 2022 | $596K | $416K | $381K | $9,410 | — | $427K |
| 2021 | $408K | — | $310K | $3,954 | — | $247K |
| 2020 | $341K | $254K | $248K | $2,409 | $0 | $160K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,500 to 1 qualified donee:
- Victoria Foundation$2,500
Received $403K from 20 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$129K
- Canadahelps Canadon$129K
- The Victoria Foundation$31K
- Sovereign Order of ST. John Victoria Commandery Foundation$30K
- United Way Southern Vancouver Island$25K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$12K
- Right To Food$10K
- Vancity Community Foundation$10K
- Lutheran Church of the Cross of Victoria$5,360
- Vancity Community Foundation$5,000
- Charlton L Smith Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,000
- Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria$2,000
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$2,000
- Victoria Truth Centre Inc.$1,362
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$1,005
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$500
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$440
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church$250
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$34
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$208K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Irene Baty (vice-chair); Linda Campbell (director); Clarice Dillman (past chair); Cathy Flikweert (treasurer); Nicole Kilburn (director); Donald Storch (director); Ray Lett (director); Bruce Winter (chair); Jennefer Byrne (director); Rachel Franklin (director); Darlene McCoy (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814898037RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.