ST Margaret's Bay Food Bank
Charitable organization · Tantallon, Nova Scotia · BN 889534269RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-01. Split of total expenditures ($356,522) as filed with the CRA.
ST Margaret's Bay Food Bank is a charitable organization based in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 1, 2024, it reported $231K in revenue and $357K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 28% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
The SMB Food Bank operates to serve the area from Lake of the Woods subdivision in Hubley to Head of St Margaret's Bay to Hubbards then Hammonds Plains Road (Rte 213) and to Peggy's Cove Road (Rte. 333). We also provide second hand clothing to clients in need. The food bank is open 5 days a week and provides food assistance to 150+/- families monthly.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $231K | $357K | — | — | — | $618K |
| 2023 | $196K | — | — | — | — | $498K |
| 2022 | $111K | $290K | — | — | — | $398K |
| 2021 | $135K | $342K | $327K | — | — | $363K |
| 2020 | $156K | $343K | $326K | — | — | $311K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$15K
- Head of ST. Margaret's Bay United Baptist Church$11K
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$8,146
- ST Luke's United Church$3,410
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,888
- William Black Memorial United Church$600
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$400
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$194
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$28
- Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$75K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Margaret's Bay Food Bank’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889534269RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.