REDWOOD MEADOWS FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationProtective health care·1C MANYHORSES DR · REDWOOD MEADOWS, AB · T3Z 1A4·BN 847616745RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
56¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$19K
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 Redwood Meadows Firefighters' Association?
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Is Redwood Meadows Firefighters' Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 847616745RR0001. 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 Redwood Meadows Firefighters' Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1C MANYHORSES DR, REDWOOD MEADOWS, AB, T3Z 1A4. Source.
What does Redwood Meadows Firefighters' Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Supporting our firefighters and our fire department remained a focus of the RMFA for this reporting year. The Starlink project proved to be a valuable asset to our fire department. We are now looking at transitioning this from the RMFA to the department." Full program description.
How much of Redwood Meadows Firefighters' Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 56¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Redwood Meadows Firefighters' Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $19K (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
Supporting our firefighters and our fire department remained a focus of the RMFA for this reporting year. The Starlink project proved to be a valuable asset to our fire department. We are now looking at transitioning this from the RMFA to the department.
New programs
We are exploring several different projects including a training center and a bike project to support our firefighters and our fire department. These projects are in the exploratory phase and will report back once progress has been made.
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.
56¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 56¢ 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 56¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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)$19K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
3%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $2K | 0¢ | 2% | — |
| 2020-09-30 | $0K | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-30 | $1K | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $9K | 0¢ | 100% | — |
| 2023-09-30 | $12K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $19K | 56¢ | 18% | — |
| trend |
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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 · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Span, Sebastiaan SPresidentarm's length
- Low, George GVice Presidentarm's length
- Evans, Alex ADirectorarm's length
- Frasca, Bart BSecretaryarm's length
- Hart, Drew DTreasurerarm'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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