Port Coquitlam Professional Firefighters Charitable Society
Charitable organization · Port Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 708592282RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($109,092) as filed with the CRA.
Port Coquitlam Professional Firefighters Charitable Society is a charitable organization based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $162K in revenue and $109K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,118.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $74K in 2024, the largest being $23K to James Park Elementary - School District No. 43. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $54K in 2020 to $162K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We help the community through a variety of programs which aim to help further education relieve poverty and assist in life altering events. The PoCo Firefighters Charitable Society also aims to continue our support of IAFF and BCPFFA charitable purposes through funds and volunteered manpower. In specifics we support the breakfast programs of the elementary schools in the area; we donate to charitable organizations we support and provide scholarships/bursaries for secondary school students.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $162K | $109K | $30K | — | $74K | $141K |
| 2023 | $111K | $85K | $16K | — | $59K | $88K |
| 2022 | $81K | $66K | $0 | — | $30K | $62K |
| 2021 | $43K | $39K | $31K | — | $500 | $48K |
| 2020 | $54K | $10K | $8,394 | — | $500 | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $74K to 9 qualified donees:
- James Park Elementary - School District No. 43$23K
- Birchland School - School District No. 43$11K
- MD Boot Drive$10K
- BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund$10K
- Central Elementary - School District No 43$8,500
- Movember Charity$5,000
- Westwood Elementary - School District No 43$3,335
- Canuck Place Children's Hospice$2,200
- Blakeburn Elementary$500
Received $3,118 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Loss (director); Steve Oishi (secretary); Will Brodie (president); Joel Hamilton (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Port Coquitlam Professional Firefighters Charitable Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 708592282RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.