'Camp Courage' The First Responder's Society
Charitable organization · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 858394364RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($46,072) as filed with the CRA.
'Camp Courage' The First Responder's Society is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $152K in revenue and $46K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 37% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,596 in 2020 to $152K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Camp courage is a free police fire paramedic camp that informs and educates females 15-19 yrs old about these non-traditional professions but most importantly inspires them to reach their potential developing bursaries post mentorship program and national plan to expand camp
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $152K | $46K | $41K | — | — | $234K |
| 2023 | $67K | $75K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $138K | $155K | $155K | — | — | $89K |
| 2021 | $40K | $3,187 | $2,842 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $6,596 | $8,783 | $2,751 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$26K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrea Speranza (executive director); Howard Rake (director fundraising); Taylor Speirs (director); Samantha Banfield (director event planning); Jade Martin (director administration); Julia Stevens (marketing & public relatio); Emily Robinson (programming director); Christie Webb (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 'Camp Courage' The First Responder's Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858394364RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.