Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept.
Charitable organizationProtective health care·PO BOX 4 · PLYMPTON, NS · B0W 2R0·BN 731865358RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
70¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
32%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$108K
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 Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept.?
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Is Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 731865358RR0001. 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 Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 4, PLYMPTON, NS, B0W 2R0. Source.
What does Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "FIREFIGHTING: STRUCTURAL VEHICLE GRASS/WILDFIRE MEDICAL RESPONSE: PROVIDING FIRST-RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF AMBULANCE ARRIVAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (MVC): FREEING ENTRAPPED PASSENGERS MANAGING SCENE CONTAINING FLUID LEAKS" Full program description.
How much of Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 70¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Plympton & Gilberts Cove Volunteer Fire Dept.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $108K (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
FIREFIGHTING: STRUCTURAL VEHICLE GRASS/WILDFIRE MEDICAL RESPONSE: PROVIDING FIRST-RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF AMBULANCE ARRIVAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (MVC): FREEING ENTRAPPED PASSENGERS MANAGING SCENE CONTAINING FLUID LEAKS
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.
70¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 70¢ 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 70¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
32%
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
2 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)$108K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
63%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
63%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
37%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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
9 directors reported · 6 of 9at arm's length
- AMERO, MICHAELFIRE CHIEFnot at arm's length
- SWEENEY, ROBERTDEPUTY CHIEFarm's length
- SLACK, KAITLINPRESIDENTarm's length
- AMERO, WENDYVICE PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- SHEPHERD, JEFFSECRETARY-TREASURER
- ROBICHEAU, RYANVOTING MEMBERarm's length
- THURBER, DIANNEVOTING MEMBERarm's length
- GOSSON, JOHNATHONPRESIDENTarm's length
- CROMWELL, ANGELAVICE PRESIDENTarm'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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