MAHONE BAY AREA FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·MAHONE BAY CENTRE · BOX 489 · MAHONE BAY, NS · B0J 2E0·BN 825551559RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
85¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$63K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Mahone Bay Area Food Bank Association?
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Is Mahone Bay Area Food Bank Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 825551559RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Mahone Bay Area Food Bank Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is MAHONE BAY CENTRE, BOX 489, MAHONE BAY, NS, B0J 2E0. Source.
What does Mahone Bay Area Food Bank Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE MAHONE BAY AREA FOOD BANK RELIEVES POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND HEALTH RELATED NON FOOD ITEMS; SUCH AS DIAPERS SOAP TOOTHPASTE AND TOILET PAPER ETC; TWICE A MONTH TO THOSE IN NEED IN MAHONE BAY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FULL HAM AND TURKY DINNERS FOR MAJOR HOLIDAYS." Full program description.
How much of Mahone Bay Area Food Bank Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Mahone Bay Area Food Bank Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $63K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE MAHONE BAY AREA FOOD BANK RELIEVES POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND HEALTH RELATED NON FOOD ITEMS; SUCH AS DIAPERS SOAP TOOTHPASTE AND TOILET PAPER ETC; TWICE A MONTH TO THOSE IN NEED IN MAHONE BAY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FULL HAM AND TURKY DINNERS FOR MAJOR HOLIDAYS.
New programs
ASSISTED CLIENTS WITH HEATING FUEL ELECTRICAL BILLS AND FURNITURE. THE LOCAL LION'S CLUB USE TO ASSIST WITH THIS BUT IT HAS CLOSED DOWN
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 85¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
15%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$63K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)38%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
38%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
46%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $34K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $57K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $42K | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $48K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $76K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $63K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- STOCKERMANS, RON JDIRECTOR & PRESIDENTarm's length
- GREEN, J SCOTTDIRECTOR & TREASURERarm's length
- ANDERSSEN, E MICHAELDIRECTOR END DATE SECRETARY Oarm's length
- SLAUGHENWHITE-NOWE, CATHIE LDIRECTORarm's length
- BENJAMIN, SHEILA MDIRECTORarm's length
- ERNST, DONALD RDIRECTORarm's length
- FREDERICKS, SHANNA JDIRECTORarm's length
- KNECHTEL, JANET EDIRECTORarm's length
- DUPUIS, BARRY ODIRECTORarm's length
- CHASE, BRUCE EDIRECTORarm's length
- CLATTENBURG, PATRICIA MDIRECTORarm's length
- BEYNON, GARRYarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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