Big Life Foundation Canada
Charitable organization · Caledon, Ontario · BN 822523288RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($602,373) as filed with the CRA.
Big Life Foundation Canada is a charitable organization based in Caledon, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.5M in revenue and $602K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.9M.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $395K in 2020 to $3.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
An organization formed to educate the public and assist in the protection and preservation of wildlife in Kenya and Tanzania through anti-poaching programs and community education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $602K | — | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $333K | $601K | $587K | — | — | $153K |
| 2022 | $488K | $375K | $359K | — | — | $421K |
| 2021 | $437K | $359K | $352K | — | — | $308K |
| 2020 | $395K | $281K | $276K | — | — | $230K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.9M from 19 charities:
- The Wolverton Family Foundation$1.8M
- WCPD Foundation$492K
- Airlie Foundation$300K
- Gordon and Patricia Gray Animal Welfare Foundation$153K
- BenefAction Foundation$75K
- Aqueduct Foundation$50K
- R&FS Charitable Trust$25K
- Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation$15K
- Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,712
- Conam Charitable Foundation$5,000
- The Brophy Family Foundation$5,000
- The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,781
- Bert & Karen Amato Family Foundation$2,500
- The GRA Charitable Trust$1,200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$391
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$23
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nick Brandt (director); Gregory Gubitz (director); Raymond Stone (director); Robert Olgilvie (4168678268); Karen Wolverton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Life Foundation Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822523288RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.