Pictou County Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue
Charitable organization · Trenton, Nova Scotia · BN 889637542RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($56,468) as filed with the CRA.
Pictou County Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue is a charitable organization based in Trenton, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $62K in revenue and $56K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 35% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $38K in 2020 to $62K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
This organization is a volunteer service to assist an agency of jurisdiction (police agency) to find lost people. The team provides training to volunteers to be able to locate lost people who may be despondent or have dementia autism or just have gotten misdirected while out hiking. Team members may also be involved in prevention programs like 'Hug-A-Tree' with AdventureSmart. Hug-A-Tree teaches children how to prevent getting lost and what to do if lost. Trained team members also service clients with Project Lifesaver of Nova Scotia which provides a transmitter bracelet to families who …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62K | $56K | $56K | $286 | — | $500K |
| 2023 | $58K | $43K | $42K | $736 | — | $488K |
| 2022 | $53K | $30K | $29K | $781 | — | $458K |
| 2021 | $45K | $38K | — | — | — | $228K |
| 2020 | $38K | $53K | — | — | — | $149K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ryan Kiley (vice president); Kyle Macarthur (president); Allan Walsh (director); Ann Maclean (treasurer-director); Amy Martin (secretary-director); Bradley Morris (director); Joseph Kippax (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pictou County Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889637542RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.