Burlington Humane Society
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 119254498RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($883,239) as filed with the CRA.
Burlington Humane Society is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $979K in revenue and $883K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $102K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
provide food shelter & medical care for lost abandoned & mistreated pets in Burlington area until suitable permanent homes can be found for them -ensure all animals in our care receive any necessary veterinary care including vaccinations and if of age are spayed or neutered -provide pet therapy programs to nursing homes & hospitals -provide education programs to schools -educate the public regarding their responsibilities of pet ownership -provide volunteer opportunities for students requiring volunteer time
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $979K | $883K | $705K | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $939K | $783K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $590K | $900K | $763K | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | — | $539K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $975K | $635K | $501K | — | — | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $102K from 18 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Leal Family Endowment$10K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$9,349
- Burlington Community Foundation$3,186
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,100
- BenefAction Foundation$2,000
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,796
- Burlington Parental Christian School Society$619
- National Steel Car Limited Employees Charitable Donation Fund$500
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$268
- GivingForce Foundation Canada$225
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$200
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$77
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- Burlington Public Library—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$333K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jolene Regan (vice-president); Patricia Howard (secretary); Karen Hunter (treasurer); Carole McArthur (director); Mary Hopkins (director); David Rosati (director); Andrew Mack (director); Karen Fowler (director); Silvia Patrizio (director); Alex Zych (director); Michael O'Connell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Burlington Humane Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254498RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.