ST Mary's District Food Bank
Charitable organization · Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia · BN 892918962RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,849) as filed with the CRA.
ST Mary's District Food Bank is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $30K in revenue and $27K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations, 6% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,738.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,520 in 2020 to $30K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Volunteers order collect purchased and donated foods pack boxes and deliver them to citizens in the st. Mary's district guysborough county ns on an emergency or a once-a-month basis. There are 12 volunteers who function as executive packers and delivery people.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30K | $27K | $26K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $26K | $27K | $27K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $26K | $28K | $24K | — | $3,500 | — |
| 2021 | — | $22K | $19K | — | $3,000 | — |
| 2020 | $8,520 | $15K | $14K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,738 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Derek Elsworth (president/secretary); Helen Gallant (treasurer); June Tate (director); David Furlong (director); Nancy McFarlane-Smith (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Mary's District Food Bank’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892918962RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.