Elizabeth's Wildlife Center Society
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 881929327RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($355,937) as filed with the CRA.
Elizabeth's Wildlife Center Society is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $376K in revenue and $356K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $145K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Rehabilitate sick orphan and injured wild birds and small mammals & release them bakc into the wild education to public concerning wildlife & their habitat. Answering the many questions the community has regarding wildlife.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $376K | $356K | $329K | — | — | $63K |
| 2023 | $316K | $529K | $505K | — | — | $44K |
| 2022 | $326K | $309K | $294K | — | — | $256K |
| 2021 | $258K | $261K | $245K | — | — | $243K |
| 2020 | $306K | $227K | $197K | — | — | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $145K from 14 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$51K
- Canadahelps Canadon$51K
- The Stewart Family Foundation$15K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$14K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$5,000
- Randall Foundation$2,000
- Vancouver Foundation$1,700
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,262
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,000
- Abbotsford Community Foundation$1,000
- Abundance Canada$600
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$587
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$525
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$475
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$269K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Keith Adkin (president); Sue Leclair (treasurer); Elizabeth Melnick (managing director); Yvonne Holman (secretary); Gord Gwyn (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Elizabeth's Wildlife Center Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 881929327RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.