Cape Breton Search and Rescue Association (CBSARA)
Charitable organization · Sydney, Nova Scotia · BN 866350226RR0001 · Protective Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($96,448) as filed with the CRA.
Cape Breton Search and Rescue Association (CBSARA) is a charitable organization based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under protective health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $154K in revenue and $96K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 41% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $350.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $36K in 2020 to $154K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Canada day bbq fundraising event gift card & goods raffles on line auction atv rally fundraiser chase the ace
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $154K | $96K | $2,495 | $3,432 | — | $97K |
| 2023 | $70K | $58K | $16K | — | — | $26K |
| 2022 | $58K | $66K | — | $2,500 | — | $42K |
| 2021 | $64K | $41K | $22K | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $36K | $44K | — | $1,455 | — | $34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $350 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Macswen (president); Andrea Brown (secretary); Amanda Donovan (pr chairperson); Brian Cooh (vehiclen); Greg Uflahirty (building); Kyle Power (bylaws); Kevin Moulen (treasurer); Josh Krygen (adventure smart); Crystal Lord (it membership); Jennifer Blades (fund raising); Douglas Flooper (safety); David Young (training).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cape Breton Search and Rescue Association (CBSARA)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866350226RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.