Greater Vancouver Food Bank is a 5-star charity with High demonstrated impact. It has above average disclosure with an A results reporting grade. Its overhead spending and funding reserves are both within Ci’s reasonable range.

A Charity Intelligence 2025 Top 100 Rated Charity.

A Charity Intelligence 2025 Top 10 Impact: Canadian Food Banks.

Founded in 1983, Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) distributes food to those in need by distributing food through four locations in British Columbia and through its 160-member agency network. The charity specifically distributes food itself at facilities located in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and North Shore. Its agency network includes food banks, shelters, schools, and similar organizations.

GVFB runs two main programs: Food distributed to individuals and agency network support. In F2025, it spent $13.6m on its programs and distributed $25.6m of donated food. GVFB reports that it distributed 52% of food to individuals and 48% to its agency network. Across all its programs the charity distributed 9,400,000 lb of food (75% fresh) over 832,000 visits.

Food Distributed to Individuals gives food directly to people through the food bank's four locations across Metro Vancouver. In F2025, it distributed 5,000,000 lb of food over 440,000 visits with clients receiving 10 to 15 items per visit. The food bank served 24,879 unique clients: 29% children, 55% adults and 16% seniors. Clients cited several reasons for visiting: 30% low wages or pensions, 22% moving from another country, 17% cost of living,14% loss of income and 17% other reasons.

Agency Network Support supplies food and grants to 160 partner agencies. In F2025, it distributed 4,400,000 lb of food and $296k in grants to its agencies. Agencies received 392,000 visits in F2025.

In F2025, GVFB received $51.4m of total revenues. Donations accounted for $23.8m or 46% of revenues. Donated food was $25.6m or 50% of revenues. In F2025, GVFB spent $13.6m on its programs. This was 53% of revenues less donated food.

Administrative costs were $1.7m or 4% of revenues less investment income. Fundraising costs were $3.0m or 13% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 84 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

As of F2025, GVFB had $23.4m in cash and investments. Its funding reserves can cover 1 year and 9 months of its annual program costs. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

In F2025, GVFB purchased a 16,000 sq ft building at 3454 Lougheed Highway in Vancouver. The facility has over 19,000 cu ft of refrigeration and 7,000 cu ft of freezer space. Before this purchase, GVFB leased its facilities. This explains the 361% increase in capital expenditures to $16.8m in F2025.

Profile updated by Raihan Firosh on June 23, 2026. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.