The Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 872421813RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($52,609) as filed with the CRA.
The Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $54K in revenue and $53K in expenditures.
In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $193.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
In its own words
The band meets weekly for performance sessions rehearsals and tutorials in support of community events in the Greater Victoria Area and to bring together members of the Greater Victoria Police Forces while promoting police-community relations through music and community engagement. Band members provide educational opportunities for appreciation of Highland bagpipe and drumming music through instruction and local national and international performances. Band members also provide instruction to children through local youth and related junior organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54K | $53K | $53K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $52K | $53K | — | — | $0 | $170K |
| 2022 | $4,015 | $6,867 | $6,867 | — | — | $160K |
| 2021 | $10K | $18K | $18K | — | — | $163K |
| 2020 | $50K | $66K | — | — | — | $158K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $193 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872421813RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.