The Bethany Bargain Bin Society
Charitable organization · Digby, Nova Scotia · BN 879456002RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-04-19. Split of total expenditures ($548,954) as filed with the CRA.
The Bethany Bargain Bin Society is a charitable organization based in Digby, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 19, 2022, it reported $66K in revenue and $549K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,072 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $521K in 2022, the largest being $356K to Society of Our Lady Saint Mary. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $181K in 2020 to $66K in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Contribution to unkeep and support of families in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66K | $549K | $27K | — | $521K | — |
| 2021 | $165K | $169K | $148K | — | $20K | $483K |
| 2020 | $181K | $203K | $181K | — | $21K | $487K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $521K to 8 qualified donees:
- Society of Our Lady Saint Mary$356K
- Digby and Area Health Service Charitable Foundation$50K
- Digby and Area Food Bank$35K
- Tri-County Regional Centre for Education$25K
- South West Nova Transition House Association$20K
- South Shore Family Resource Association$15K
- Tri-County Women's Centre Society$10K
- Weymouth Area Food Bank$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2,186
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Sister Bonnie Wright (recognized agent); Sister Barbara Bowser (director); Catherine Riobicheau (director); Roberta Journeay (director); Larry Robicheau (director); Michael Gilhen (director); Simone Walker (director); Kenneth Flett (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bethany Bargain Bin Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879456002RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.