The Open Hamper Food Bank Society
Charitable organization · Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia · BN 892608241RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($73,824) as filed with the CRA.
The Open Hamper Food Bank Society is a charitable organization based in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $109K in revenue and $74K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
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 65% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $38K in 2020 to $109K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We operate a food bank and seasonal community garden. The food bank distributes food to anyone in need. We are located in Pugwash Cumberland County Nova Scotia. Our geographic area of operation extends from Malagash through Wallace and Pugwash to Wentworth and Port Howe and all surrounding areas. We are a 100% volunteer organization. We rely on donations of food and money from individuals and businesses in the community the provincial Feed Nova Scotia organization and other charities. All money received with the exception of a small amount for necessary administration costs (insurance etc.…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $109K | $74K | $69K | $0 | — | $114K |
| 2023 | $85K | $86K | $81K | — | $0 | $79K |
| 2022 | $127K | $120K | $67K | $0 | $0 | $81K |
| 2021 | $86K | $84K | $58K | — | — | $74K |
| 2020 | $38K | $34K | $30K | — | — | $71K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $33K from 10 charities:
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$15K
- Pugwash Memorial Baptist Church$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,398
- Three Harbours Pastoral Charge$1,660
- Maritime Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Inc$1,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$969
- The Meeting Place Society$735
- ST Matthews Presbyterian Church$500
- Wesley ST. Matthew's United Church$51
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dorothy Pal (chairperson); Helen St. Germain (vice chairperson); Judith Rickard (secretary); Duffield Logan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Open Hamper Food Bank Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892608241RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.