Pointsar Marine Rescue
Publicly funded institution · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 852989045RR0001 · Protective Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,723) as filed with the CRA.
Pointsar Marine Rescue is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under protective health care. 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, 2024, it reported $17K in revenue and $7,723 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,148.
Compared with 213 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,775 in 2020 to $17K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To provide a maritime rescue service to the lower lake huron and st clair river geographic area dedicated to saving lives and promoting safety afloat.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17K | $7,723 | $7,190 | — | — | $54K |
| 2023 | $8,375 | $25K | $24K | — | — | $67K |
| 2022 | — | — | $3,446 | — | — | $84K |
| 2021 | $699 | $2,469 | — | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $6,775 | $3,460 | — | — | — | $53K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,148 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Norm Hansen (president); Brian Halfpenny (treasurer); Guy Bennett (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pointsar Marine Rescue’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852989045RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.