Big Bras d'Or Volunteer Fire Department
Charitable organization · Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia · BN 886797927RR0001 · Protective Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,462) as filed with the CRA.
Big Bras d'Or Volunteer Fire Department is a charitable organization based in Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under protective health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $117K in revenue and $16K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $65.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $56K in 2020 to $117K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Fire fighting medical first responders fire prevention community outreach and education vehicle accidents traffic control marine rescue
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $117K | $16K | $1,000 | — | $1,000 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $135K | $63K | $1,000 | — | $1,000 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $134K | $83K | $1,100 | — | $1,100 | $950K |
| 2021 | $98K | $24K | $600 | — | $600 | $750K |
| 2020 | $56K | $47K | — | — | $100 | $291K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,000
Received $65 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kenneth Nunn.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Bras d'Or Volunteer Fire Department’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886797927RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.