891706442RR0001 — 0160
Registered — Vancouver, BC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 84/100
Financials: Revenue $140,788 · Expenditures $127,653
Lions Bay Search and Rescue is a 38-year-old volunteer-run wilderness SAR team operating in the mountainous terrain north of Vancouver, with 92.7% of expenditures going directly to rescue operations and equipment. Revenue volatility is high by design — SAR charities depend on grants, training funding, and equipment replacement cycles that produce uneven year-to-year totals.
Our Verdict: A fully volunteer-run mountain search and rescue team with 38 years on the ground and nearly every dollar going to operations — exactly the kind of local emergency-response charity that donors can support with confidence.