Vernon Search & Rescue Group Society
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 889917043RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($383,823) as filed with the CRA.
Vernon Search & Rescue Group Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $578K in revenue and $384K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 49% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,163.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $360K in 2020 to $578K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Providing searcha nd rescue services throughout the north okanagan regional district and assisting other regions of province providing training and education to the public on prevention relating to search and rescue incidents
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $578K | $384K | $384K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $449K | $271K | $271K | — | — | $960K |
| 2022 | $590K | $301K | $301K | — | — | $776K |
| 2021 | $336K | $266K | $266K | — | — | $487K |
| 2020 | $360K | $255K | $255K | — | — | $417K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,163 from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Hoekstra (president); Kevin Hillier (vice-president); Lisa Thompson (secretary); Chris Henderson (treasurer); Christopher Crawford (director community); Shane Kohlman (director membership); Matt Hofsink (director equipment); Mark Forsyth (director sarm); Jeremy Vandekerkhove (director bcehs/advocate); Alastair Crick (director/rdno/rescue); Trevor Honigman (director events); Kyle Brady (director rcmp); Alain Lachapelle (director training); Marco Ariano (director advocate).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vernon Search & Rescue Group Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889917043RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.