Air Cadet League of Canada 279 Elk Valley Squadron Sponsoring Committee
Publicly funded institution · Sparwood, British Columbia · BN 893438408RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,251) as filed with the CRA.
Air Cadet League of Canada 279 Elk Valley Squadron Sponsoring Committee is a charitable organization based in Sparwood, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $5,229 in revenue and $10K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $20K in 2020 to $5,229 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The cadet continues to meet every week to develop our youths in good citizenship leadership physical fitness and marksmanship. Elk valley squadron volunteered at the sparwood food bank food drive. Assisted sparwood arts council and support the legion in local parades and rememberance day ceremonies both at school and in the community. The cadet program continues to meet every week.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,229 | $10K | $9,925 | — | — | $8,652 |
| 2023 | $12K | $17K | $15K | $792 | — | $14K |
| 2022 | — | $10K | $8,650 | — | — | $19K |
| 2021 | $12K | $9,019 | — | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $20K | $9,394 | $9,394 | — | — | $24K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lyndsay Gerscht (chair); Dwight Kerkhoven (co-chair); Andrea Scarlett (treasurer); Tanya Kerkhoven (secretary); Chiasson (tina) Christina (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Air Cadet League of Canada 279 Elk Valley Squadron Sponsoring Committee’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893438408RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.