BADDECK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 473 · BADDECK, NS · B0E 1B0·BN 118798180RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
98¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
2.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$204K
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 Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department?
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Is Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118798180RR0001. 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 Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 473, BADDECK, NS, B0E 1B0. Source.
What does Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department provides fire and rescue services within the village of Baddeck and surrounding areas (including well-travelled areas of the Trans Canada Highway and Cabot Trail). We own a community centre building which presently houses a day care food bank gym and provides meeting space of sea…" Full program description.
How much of Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $204K (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
Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department provides fire and rescue services within the village of Baddeck and surrounding areas (including well-travelled areas of the Trans Canada Highway and Cabot Trail). We own a community centre building which presently houses a day care food bank gym and provides meeting space of sea cadets. Our volunteers also assist with various local events including parades sporting events fireworks displays and public fire education.
New programs
n/a
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.
98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ 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 98¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 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 (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2.7 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$204K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
44%
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
44%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
51%
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 | $191K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $141K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $87K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $130K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $284K | 99¢ | 1% | 2.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $204K | 98¢ | — | 2.7 yr |
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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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Buchanan, DavidFire Chiefarm's length
- MacFarlane, DerekDeputy Fire Chiefarm's length
- Chiasson, DanielPR Captainarm's length
- McFadgen, HarveyLieutenant Truck 4arm's length
- Munroe, Angus HughCaptain Truck 1arm's length
- Watling, SandyLieutenant Truck 1arm's length
- MacLean, JonathanLieutenant Truck 2arm's length
- Williamson, ScottCaptain Truck 3arm's length
- Sampson, MatthewCaptain Truck 4arm's length
- Hosein, AlishaSecretary Captainarm's length
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- Green, JoshuaLieutenant Truck 3arm's length
- Miller, RichardLieutenant Truck 4arm's length
- Stephens, JamesTreasurer Captainarm'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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