Regina & District Food Bank
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
A
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Good
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
92%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 92 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Regina & District Food Bank:
Regina & District Food Bank is a 5-star rated charity with an A results reporting grade, which is above average. For every dollar donated, 92 cents are available to go towards the cause. Its reserve funds can cover just under one year and three months of annual program costs.
A Charity Intelligence 2025 Top 100 Rated Charity.
Founded in 1983, Regina & District Food Bank (RFB) serves individuals experiencing food insecurity in Regina through direct services and partnerships with other organizations. RFB reports that usage of its food bank has increased by 259% over six years. The charity runs three main programs: Food Hampers, School Food Program, and Non-Food Reclamation. In the fiscal year ended March 2026 (F2026), RFB spent $3.4m in cash on its programs and distributed $16.2m worth of donated food. A breakdown of spending by program was not provided for F2026 at the time of this update.
RFB reports serving 26,037 unique clients in F2026, including 9,860 children under 18 and 6,599 new clients.
The Food Hampers program provides food hampers to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. In F2026, the program distributed 123,604 hampers containing 4,449,917 lb of food through 237,707 service interactions and partnerships with 22 agencies.
The School Food Program provides food support to students through school-based programs. In F2026, RFB provided 183,277 points of service across 23 schools, including 37,745 through RFB’s School Food Program and 145,532 through the National School Food Program.
The Non-Food Reclamation program distributes essential non-food items, including hygiene products, cleaning supplies, food storage items, school supplies, and baby products. In F2026, the program distributed 441,728 lb of products and worked with 76 agency partners.
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Results and Impact
In F2026, Regina & District Food Bank distributed 4,449,917 lb of food to 26,037 unique clients, averaging 171 lb per client. The charity states that its food hampers follow Canada’s Food Guide and contain a balanced variety of food that provides clients in temporary emergency situations with seven to ten days of food.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Regina & District Food Bank’s results and impact.
This charity has been given a Good impact rating for its demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Good
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Finances
Regina & District Food Bank does not report government funding or investment income on its audited financial statements. Ci uses the charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA to report this information. At the time of this profile, Regina & District Food Bank’s F2026 T3010 filings were not available.
In F2026, RFB received $5.1m in donations, representing 23% of total revenue. It also received $16.2m in donated goods, representing 73% of total revenue. The charity spent $19.6m in cash and donated goods on its programs, which was 88% of revenue. It ran a surplus of $1.2m (5% of revenue).
Administrative costs were $1.4m (6% of revenue) and fundraising costs were $90k (2% of donations). Total overhead was 8%, meaning that for every dollar donated, 92 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.
At the end of F2026, RFB had $4.2m in reserve funds (cash and investments). These reserves could cover its annual program costs for just under one year and three months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Regina & District Food Bank. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Profile updated on July 29, 2026 by Ava Anderson.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending March
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2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 6.2% | 5.1% | 5.0% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 1.8% | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Total overhead spending | 8.0% | 8.6% | 10.1% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 123.8% | 109.1% | 98.0% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 5,086 | 4,332 | 3,704 |
| Goods in kind | 16,198 | 13,611 | 11,456 |
| Government funding | 0 | 514 | 189 |
| Business activities (net) | 826 | 726 | 872 |
| Investment income | 0 | 80 | 99 |
| Other income | 170 | 21 | 118 |
| Total revenues | 22,279 | 19,285 | 16,439 |
| Program costs | 3,419 | 3,042 | 3,228 |
| Donated goods exp | 16,198 | 13,611 | 11,456 |
| Administrative costs | 1,377 | 978 | 817 |
| Fundraising costs | 90 | 152 | 191 |
| Total spending | 21,085 | 17,784 | 15,691 |
| Cash flow from operations | 1,194 | 1,501 | 747 |
| Capital spending | 592 | 1,345 | 2,260 |
| Funding reserves | 4,233 | 3,318 | 3,162 |
Note: DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS: To report on a cash-basis, Ci adjusted for the change in deferred capital contributions. This affected total revenues by $288k in F2026, $580k in F2025, and $712k in F2024. DEFERRED REVENUE: Ci adjusted for the change in deferred revenue affecting total revenues by $12k in F2026, ($34k) in F2025, and ($97k) in F2024. AMORTIZATION OF TANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS: Ci included amortization of tangible capital assets in expenses. This affected expenses by $826k in F2026, $748k in F2025, and $616k in F2024. GOVERNMENT FUNDING: Ci used the charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA to report government funding. At the time of this report the F2026 filings were not yet available. INVESTMENT INCOME: Ci used the charity’s T3010 filings with the CRA to report investment income. At the time of this report the F2026 filings were not yet available.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
6 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2025
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