Ferret Rescue & Education Society (fres)
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 862204716RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($74,647) as filed with the CRA.
Ferret Rescue & Education Society (fres) is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $24K in revenue and $75K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,198.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The ferret rescue & education society (fres) provides medical care food and housing to abandoned and surrendered ferrets in the community. Through education collaboration and communication the ferret rescue & education society (fres) works to increase awareness and educate the public about responsible ferret ownership.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24K | $75K | $70K | — | — | $170K |
| 2023 | $99K | $43K | $40K | — | — | $220K |
| 2022 | $22K | $58K | $54K | — | — | $164K |
| 2021 | $98K | $43K | $40K | — | — | $200K |
| 2020 | $27K | $38K | $34K | — | — | $145K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,198 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anne McAlduff (officer/president); Lori Wiebe (officer/treasurer); Chelsey Fisher (officer/vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ferret Rescue & Education Society (fres)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 862204716RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.