Bridgewater Fire Department Band
Charitable organization · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 886318625RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Bridgewater Fire Department Band is a charitable organization based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $19K in revenue and $22K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations, 27% from government. In 2023, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2023, the largest being $500 to 14 Wing Greenwood Military Family Resource Centre.
In its own words
The bridgewater fire department band has operated in the town of bridgewater since 1868. The band's primary role is a service band to the bridgewater fire department participating in parades concerts and town functions on behalf of the bridgewater fire department. The bfdb also participated in royal canadian legion events as well as supports efforts of the local construction engineering squadron with musical support. The bfdb preforms annuals at the lieutenant governor of nova scotia garden party free bandstand concerts in bridgewater and chester parades around nova scotia formal concer…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19K | $22K | — | — | — | $155K |
| 2023 | $62K | $82K | — | — | — | $165K |
| 2022 | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | $165K |
| 2021 | $2,132 | $5,020 | — | — | — | $167K |
| 2020 | $14K | $1,410 | — | — | — | $169K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $64 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$3,550
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridgewater Fire Department Band’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886318625RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.