Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 123057119RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($502,093) as filed with the CRA.
Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $492K in revenue and $502K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $168.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
In 2024 caza focused on enhancing the conservation education/information content of its digital platforms by conducting research and creating easy-to-understand sharable digital collateral. Caza also re-designed its website to emphasis conservation messaging and information. These strategies will be primarily focused on the general public and improving their understanding and appreciation of domestic and global conservation challenges. The organization also revised animal welfare standards to improve the lives of captive animals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $492K | $502K | $218K | — | — | $275K |
| 2023 | $473K | $408K | $162K | — | — | $285K |
| 2022 | $461K | $491K | $211K | — | — | $245K |
| 2021 | $460K | $390K | $116K | — | — | $274K |
| 2020 | $469K | $359K | $108K | — | — | $253K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $168 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$253K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Doyle (board member/director); Menita Prasad (board member/director); Gary Dewar (board member/director); Clint Wright (chair); Tina Maisonneuve (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123057119RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.