Southside Boularderie Volunteer Fire Department
Publicly funded institution · Southside Boularderie, Nova Scotia · BN 119158541RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($105,578) as filed with the CRA.
Southside Boularderie Volunteer Fire Department is a charitable organization based in Southside Boularderie, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $86K in revenue and $106K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,002.
Compared with 163 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Offer Ambulance fire rescue medical and other emergency services as per First Responders. 2. Have and maintain community recreation facilities trails support as a designated and certified warming station and emergency shelter as per EMO and Municipal standards. 3. Offer mutual aid status with neighbouring Volunteer Fire Departments and Department of Natural Resources (bush and forest fires). 4. Assist local (CBRM RCMP) law enforcement agencies re: MVAs vehicle extractions helicopter medivacs and search extractions. 5. We are 100% volunteer status ie: no paid or remunerated pos…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $86K | $106K | $103K | — | $0 | $642K |
| 2023 | $113K | $109K | $31K | $5,536 | — | $624K |
| 2022 | $192K | $152K | $36K | $5,230 | — | $587K |
| 2021 | $105K | $97K | $92K | $4,461 | — | $654K |
| 2020 | $87K | $111K | $110K | — | $0 | $656K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,002 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roderick Fraser (chief); James Campbell (assist deputy chief); Chris Moran (treasurer); Michael MacIntyre (deputy chief); Kristen Keeping (secretary); Michael Cormier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Southside Boularderie Volunteer Fire Department’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119158541RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.