9-Lives Cat Rescue Society
Charitable organization · Kennetcook, Nova Scotia · BN 843119801RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($140,303) as filed with the CRA.
9-Lives Cat Rescue Society is a charitable organization based in Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $122K in revenue and $140K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $46K in 2020 to $122K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To control the feral and stray cat population in NS by conducting humane trap neuter return program and find home for any adoptable cats/kittens.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $122K | $140K | $140K | $459 | — | $44K |
| 2023 | $145K | $113K | $113K | $529 | — | $62K |
| 2022 | — | $78K | $78K | — | — | $30K |
| 2021 | $75K | $61K | $61K | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $46K | — | $47K | — | — | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stacey Cochrane (treasurer & corp secretary); Michelle McNeill (president); Marlyn Pemberton (vice-president); Karen Bourque Ward (director); Karen Weisner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 9-Lives Cat Rescue Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843119801RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.