Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Association
Publicly funded institution · Sechelt, British Columbia · BN 856893102RR0001 · Protective Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($186,097) as filed with the CRA.
Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Association is a charitable organization based in Sechelt, 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $172K in revenue and $186K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 76% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $954.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Sunshine Coast Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We respond 24/7 to search for and rescue missing and injured persons in both wilderness and urban settings. We also recover deceased persons from wilderness and technically dangerous locations. In the event of major disasters we would be called to assist. We train weekly to maintain our skills and require significant rescue equipment to respond effectively and safely. Our public education programs include how to survive if lost. All of our members are volunteer; we have no paid employees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $172K | $186K | $165K | $36 | $15K | $457K |
| 2023 | $127K | $115K | $102K | $39 | $5,200 | $155K |
| 2022 | $153K | $129K | $20K | $245 | $9,500 | $142K |
| 2021 | $130K | $130K | $130K | $71 | $100 | $118K |
| 2020 | $163K | $164K | $161K | $0 | $100 | $118K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $954 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alec Tebbutt (treasurer); Bruce Mitchell (mobile equipment); Ryan Kunce (safety); Sue Duxbury (membership); Dave Steers (president); Natalia Kouznetsova (secretary); Andy Evans (public relations).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856893102RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.