Citizens on Patrol Society Port Alberni
Publicly funded institution · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 890622541RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,193) as filed with the CRA.
Citizens on Patrol Society Port Alberni is a charitable organization based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, it reported $3,816 in revenue and $6,193 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 234 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
In its own words
A) To organize and train a group of volunteers to be assistance to the Port Alberni Royal Canadian Mounted Police. B) To promote the deterrence of unlawful activity. C) One form of assistance will be through the formation of a number of civilian vehicular patrols. D) Each patrol will cover a designated area within the community and be looking for and reporting back to the RCMP on any questionable activity they may see.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3,816 | $6,193 | $1,519 | — | $3,111 | $0 |
| 2020 | $4,045 | $4,613 | — | — | — | $2,378 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Citizens on Patrol Society Port Alberni’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890622541RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.