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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)—
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)2.7 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| trend |
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)
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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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