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Registered as COMOX VALLEY GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION
$575,966
$400,520
It took in $175,446 more than it spent, and retained the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.
| Year | Money in | Money out |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $223K | $206K |
| 2018 | $349K | $219K |
| 2019 | $236K | $233K |
| 2020 | $350K | $237K |
| 2021 | $383K | $286K |
| 2022 | $407K | $233K |
| 2023 | $717K | $319K |
| 2024 | $576K | $401K |
| What it went on | CRA line | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable programs | 5000 | $353,970 | 88.4% |
| Management and administration | 5010 | $42,946 | 10.7% |
| Fundraising | 5020 | $3,605 | 0.9% |
| Total expenditures excluding gifts | 4950 | $400,520 |
Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue Association reported spending 88.4% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 271 charities registered under protective health care that reported the same line for 2024, the middle of the range is 90.0%, and this charity sits at the 46th percentile — below 54% of them.
That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.
Charities that hold significant property not used in their programs must spend a minimum amount each year — the disbursement quota. Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue Association files this schedule; most charities do not.
| Required to spend | 840 | $16,776 |
|---|---|---|
| Counted toward the quota | 860 | $353,970 |
| Difference | 865 | $337,194 above the quota |
Charities may also carry a disbursement excess forward for five years, so a single year is a slice of a longer calculation rather than the whole of it.
The most recent return this charity has filed — not its position today. Charities have six months to file and the CRA publishes annually.
These are the charity’s own figures. A surprising figure is at least as likely to be a filing error as a finding.
This site cannot confirm whether 870018744 RR 0001 is registered today. Its filings are public open data; current registration status is not, and the CRA’s own listing is the only authoritative source. Check this charity on the CRA Charities Listing.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency — List of charities (T3010). Data current as of 2024 filing year. Filed by the charity and not audited by the CRA. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.