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Registered — Hope, BC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 83/100
Financials: Revenue $217,360 · Expenditures $249,250
Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue Group is a 38-year-old volunteer SAR team in Hope, BC that puts 96.1% of spending into programs — but a 51-percentage-point spending shift and volatile revenue signal an organization in a transitional phase. With $217,360 in revenue and deficit spending of $31,890, this small but mission-critical team is drawing down reserves to maintain readiness.
Our Verdict: A well-governed, mission-focused volunteer search and rescue team with strong program delivery and nearly four decades of service in one of BC's most rugged corridors. Deficit spending and a major spending shift are worth monitoring, but the core mission delivery remains strong.