Canadian Polar Bear Habitat
Charitable organization · Cochrane, Ontario · BN 782671697RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($165,197) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Polar Bear Habitat is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $6,021 in revenue and $165K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,186.
Compared with 442 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $205K in 2020 to $6,021 in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The entity continues to work on a strategic feasibility study aimed at developing a variety of research education and eco-tourism programs aimed at promoting the welfare and long-term survival of the polar bear.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $6,021 | $165K | — | — | $158K | — |
| 2022 | $8,374 | $1,408 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $50K | $155K | $2,858 | — | $150K | $152K |
| 2020 | $205K | $46K | $45K | — | — | $257K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,186 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Renelle Belisle (director); Jean Paul Bradette (chair); Dean Breathat (treasurer); Barb Duffin (director); Laura Lamarche (secretary); Suzanne Macdonald (director).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Polar Bear Habitat’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 782671697RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.