PRINCETON GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationProtective health care·PO BOX 1288 · PRINCETON, BC · V0X 1W0·BN 875458812RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
63¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
30%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$125K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
How do I donate to Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Society?
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Is Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 875458812RR0001. 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 Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1288, PRINCETON, BC, V0X 1W0. Source.
What does Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We provide Search & Rescue to the RCMP Ambulance Service PEP. Regional District and to any SARteams and districts that request our service. We also provide new training to new members and also provide advance training. We partake in the community showing the community what we do and to recruit new members." Full program description.
How much of Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $125K (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
We provide Search & Rescue to the RCMP Ambulance Service PEP. Regional District and to any SARteams and districts that request our service. We also provide new training to new members and also provide advance training. We partake in the community showing the community what we do and to recruit new members.
New programs
We have on going training for First Aid Medical Training Swift Water Training and Avalanche & Ice Rescue Training. We also provide Sled and Quad Training. We hold monthly meetings as well as seminars. We have held fund raising activities
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.
63¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ 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 63¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
30%
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
2.6 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)$125K
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 ↗
58%
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
58%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
42%
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 | $77K | 82¢ | 18% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $102K | 82¢ | 12% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $94K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $245K | 27¢ | 33% | 11.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $122K | 57¢ | 43% | 2.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $125K | 63¢ | 30% | 2.6 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)
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
8 directors reported · 7 of 8at arm's length
- Fyfe, PaulPresidentarm's length
- Galozo, MargotDirectorarm's length
- Firth, AmandaDirector at Largearm's length
- Stark, GordonVice Presidentarm's length
- Belanger, ChloeTrainingarm's length
- Williams, WarrenSafetyarm's length
- Riopel, KrystalTreasurerarm's length
- Bayes, AaronSecretary
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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