Prince George Search and Rescue Society
Publicly funded institution · Prince George, British Columbia · BN 885304204RR0001 · Protective Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($253,701) as filed with the CRA.
Prince George Search and Rescue Society is a charitable organization based in Prince George, British Columbia, 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $259K in revenue and $254K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,657.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% 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 $138K in 2020 to $259K in 2024.
In its own words
Pgsar assists in locating and transporting lost/injured persons within northern bc. Pgsar offers assistance to remove individuals from hazardous locations through technical rescue capabilities locates lost individuals provides medical assistance and assisted the coroner's office in recovering several deceased individuals. Pgsar also delivers fire evacuation notices and assists local rcmp in searching large crime scenes. Pgsar aadministers the adventure smart program which educated children and youth on staying safe in the outdoors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $259K | $254K | $242K | — | — | $778K |
| 2023 | $421K | $484K | — | — | — | $773K |
| 2022 | $491K | $195K | — | — | — | $836K |
| 2021 | $309K | $138K | — | — | — | $540K |
| 2020 | $138K | $107K | $107K | — | — | $473K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,657 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prince George Search and Rescue Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885304204RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.