The L'Ardoise and District Volunteer Fire Dept. Association
Publicly funded institution · Richmond CO, Nova Scotia · BN 119241594RR0001 · Protective Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($172,643) as filed with the CRA.
The L'Ardoise and District Volunteer Fire Dept. Association is a charitable organization based in Richmond CO, Nova Scotia, 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 $156K in revenue and $173K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $120.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% 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 $64K in 2020 to $156K in 2024.
In its own words
Providing medical/ emergency response in area (district 9). Emergency response to- highway accidents traffic control fire fighting ground search and rescue.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $156K | $173K | $725 | — | — | $502K |
| 2023 | $198K | $181K | — | $1,211 | — | $530K |
| 2022 | $132K | $129K | $490 | $159 | $649 | $456K |
| 2021 | $115K | $112K | $38K | — | — | $495K |
| 2020 | $64K | $96K | — | — | — | $594K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $120 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The L'Ardoise and District Volunteer Fire Dept. Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119241594RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.