Burns Lake Search and Rescue Society
Charitable organization · Burns Lake, British Columbia · BN 819693011RR0001 · Protective Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($46,470) as filed with the CRA.
Burns Lake Search and Rescue Society is a charitable organization based in Burns Lake, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under protective health care. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $101K in revenue and $46K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,600.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $59K in 2020 to $101K in 2024.
In its own words
The purpose of the Society is to enhance and support the delivery of community based search and rescue service in Burns Lake BC and surrounding areas
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101K | $46K | $44K | — | — | $605K |
| 2023 | $85K | $21K | $18K | — | — | $481K |
| 2022 | $58K | $19K | $17K | — | — | $436K |
| 2021 | $59K | $18K | $15K | — | — | $436K |
| 2020 | $59K | $26K | $25K | — | — | $406K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $9,600 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Burns Lake Search and Rescue Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819693011RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.