ERRIS VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationProtective health care·RURAL ROUTE #1 · SITE 17 COMP 1 · PRINCETON, BC · V0X 1W0·BN 851499087RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
65¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$595K
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 Erris Volunteer Fire Association?
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Is Erris Volunteer Fire Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 851499087RR0001. 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 Erris Volunteer Fire Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is RURAL ROUTE #1, SITE 17 COMP 1, PRINCETON, BC, V0X 1W0. Source.
What does Erris Volunteer Fire Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE ERRIS VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE SERVICES AND PROTECTION PREVENTION AND SUPRESSION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OF ERRIS AND OUR MUTUAL AID PARTNERS. WE HAVE 25 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP DELIVER THIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY…" Full program description.
How much of Erris Volunteer Fire Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 65¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Erris Volunteer Fire Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $595K (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
THE ERRIS VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE SERVICES AND PROTECTION PREVENTION AND SUPRESSION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OF ERRIS AND OUR MUTUAL AID PARTNERS. WE HAVE 25 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP DELIVER THIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO APPROX 25 TO 30 EMERGENCY CALLS PER YEAR. THESE VOLUNTEERS MEET FOR A 2 HOUR FIRE/MEDICAL PRACTICE ONCE A WEEK AND THE LEADERSHIP (DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS) ALSO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PLANNING / MANAGEMENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
New programs
AS WE LOOK FOR NEW WAYS TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY UNDER FIRE PREVENTION WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO ADOPT FIRESMART PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES ON AND AROUND THEIR HOMES TO PREVENT LOSS FROM WILDFIRE.
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.
65¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 65¢ 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 65¢ · 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
0.9 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)$595K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
84%
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
4%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
84%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
11%
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 | $215K | — | 2% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $44K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $75K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $611K | — | 2% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $416K | 13¢ | 0% | 6.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $595K | 65¢ | — | 0.9 yr |
| 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
9 directors reported · 7 of 9at arm's length
- FREEMAN, RICHARDPRESIDENTarm's length
- NICHOLS, CHRISTINEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- NEEDHAM, MIRIAMTREASURERarm's length
- GOERZEN, ELVIRASECRETARYarm's length
- STRINGFELLOW, CORINNEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- STRINGFELLOW, DAVIDDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- SINIGER, DWAYNEDIRECTORarm's length
- CRUCIL, MIRANDADIRECTORarm's length
- HARRIS, NICOLEDIRECTORarm'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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