MIDDLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT SOCIETY
Charitable organizationProtective health care·PO BOX 1366 · MIDDLETON, NS · B0S 1P0·BN 831272950RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$94K
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 Middleton Fire Department Society?
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Is Middleton Fire Department Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 831272950RR0001. 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 Middleton Fire Department Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1366, MIDDLETON, NS, B0S 1P0. Source.
What does Middleton Fire Department Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "MIDDLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES FIRE PREVENTION AT THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SENIORS RESIDENCE AND DOES VISITS TO THE PRESCHOOLS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND MOTHERS FOR TOTS. THEY SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH THE O2 PROGRAM WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. ASSIST THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON WITH EVENTS IN THE TOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE…" Full program description.
How much of Middleton Fire Department Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Middleton Fire Department Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $94K (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
MIDDLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES FIRE PREVENTION AT THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SENIORS RESIDENCE AND DOES VISITS TO THE PRESCHOOLS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND MOTHERS FOR TOTS. THEY SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH THE O2 PROGRAM WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. ASSIST THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON WITH EVENTS IN THE TOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SUPPORTS THE WITS PROGRAM.
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$94K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
98%
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 | $43K | 65¢ | 35% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $28K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $84K | 97¢ | 3% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $121K | 24¢ | 76% | 54.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $198K | 24¢ | 76% | 114.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $94K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
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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
5 directors reported · 4 of 5at arm's length
- TOOLE, MICHAELCHIEFarm's length
- VELNOT, SCOTTDEPUTY CHIEFarm's length
- SPIDLE, JODY2ND DEPUTY CHIEFarm's length
- WESTCOTT, JUSTINSECRETARYarm's length
- ROBERTSON, MELISSATREASURER
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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