Five Islands and District Fire Brigade
Charitable organization · Lower Five Islands, Nova Scotia · BN 127824282RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($89,318) as filed with the CRA.
Five Islands and District Fire Brigade is a charitable organization based in Lower Five Islands, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $141K in revenue and $89K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from government. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $280.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% 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 $73K in 2020 to $141K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The five islands and district fire brigade provides volunteer fire service to five islands nova scotia and surrounding area. Any and all fundraising is done to acquire new/upgraded equipment for the fire station and to maintain equipment and station.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $141K | $89K | $75K | — | — | $998K |
| 2023 | $147K | $168K | $158K | — | — | $946K |
| 2022 | $193K | $107K | $96K | — | — | $865K |
| 2021 | $81K | $68K | $59K | — | $100 | $714K |
| 2020 | $73K | $44K | $35K | — | — | $701K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $280 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Lewis (chair treasurer); Gerald Roberts (director); Paula Rochon (secretary); Robert Webb (fire captain); Tim Reid (director); Mike Lewis (director); Aubrey Eagles (director); Jason Burke (director); Joyce Eagles (director); Dennis Burke (fire chief); Lou Davis (director); Matt Rochon (deputy fire chief); Jeff Eagles (director); Nancy Davis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Five Islands and District Fire Brigade’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127824282RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.