Victoria Marine Rescue Society
Charitable organization · Sooke, British Columbia · BN 887769669RR0001 · Protective Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($84,325) as filed with the CRA.
Victoria Marine Rescue Society is a charitable organization based in Sooke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under protective health care. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $46K in revenue and $84K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $771.
Compared with 1,620 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $25K in 2020 to $46K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Marine search and rescue as a part of rcmsar (regional organization) supporting the canadian coast guard and other sar agencies. Provision of boating safety education to children and adults. Provision of kids don't float pdf loaner stations at area boat launches.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46K | $84K | $84K | $150 | — | $656K |
| 2023 | $49K | $82K | $82K | $150 | — | $695K |
| 2022 | $89K | $76K | $76K | — | — | $729K |
| 2021 | $46K | $70K | $70K | $40 | — | $716K |
| 2020 | $25K | $64K | $62K | $2,351 | — | $740K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $771 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Best (director); Hamilton Scott (secretary); Bruce Clark (director); Earle Shirley (president); Stephen Kwan (treasurer); Aaron Isberg (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Victoria Marine Rescue Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887769669RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.