Valley Search and Rescue
Charitable organization · Port Williams, Nova Scotia · BN 888754843RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($161,193) as filed with the CRA.
Valley Search and Rescue is a charitable organization based in Port Williams, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $124K in revenue and $161K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1) search and rescue of lost and missing persons 2) project lifesaver - makes available bracelets for monitoring potential flight risks such as autism or alzheimer patients
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $124K | $161K | $84K | $247 | — | $680K |
| 2023 | $113K | $123K | $54K | $1,665 | — | $717K |
| 2022 | $102K | $112K | $52K | — | — | $727K |
| 2021 | $131K | $100K | $80K | — | — | $785K |
| 2020 | $152K | $81K | $77K | — | — | $754K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Burke (vice-president); Melanie Carlton (director); Stephen Cue (search director); Andrew Deadder (director); Kurt Handrigan (director); Tammi Lloyd (director); Anne Marie McMillan (director); Ann-Marie Meister (treasurer); Ashley Perry (president); Brian Wilson (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Valley Search and Rescue’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888754843RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.