Saanich Marine Rescue Society
Publicly funded institution · Sidney, British Columbia · BN 138240940RR0001 · Protective Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($164,786) as filed with the CRA.
Saanich Marine Rescue Society is a charitable organization based in Sidney, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $135K in revenue and $165K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 81% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,831.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Promotion of safe boating. Volunteers trained in marine search and rescue fire fighting advanced first aid & nautical skills. Society assists canadian coast guard and rcmp in patrolling & emergency responses. Society operates and maintans 3 vessels. Volunteers also assist in fund raising.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $135K | $165K | $159K | $664 | — | $395K |
| 2023 | $156K | $179K | $174K | $867 | — | $424K |
| 2022 | $116K | $126K | $121K | $1,579 | — | $448K |
| 2021 | $106K | $159K | $154K | $836 | — | $457K |
| 2020 | $185K | $133K | $128K | $1,194 | — | $510K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,831 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pat Fogarty (director at large); Stephen Leaver (treasurer); Dianne Waller (director at large); Christopher Ewing (director); Jim Wood (vice president); Beverly Stevens (president); Stefanie Dukes (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saanich Marine Rescue Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138240940RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.