Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (growls)
Charitable organization · Gabriola, British Columbia · BN 866657935RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,056) as filed with the CRA.
Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (growls) is a charitable organization based in Gabriola, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $10K in revenue and $12K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,742.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $137 in 2024, the largest being $137 to Vancouver Island Regional Library. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Preservation of species wildlife protection rescue of injured wildlife transport of injured wildlife for veterinary care and rehabilitation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10K | $12K | $9,549 | — | $137 | $25K |
| 2023 | $20K | $11K | $8,952 | — | $1,500 | $27K |
| 2022 | $8,155 | $9,362 | $6,772 | — | $870 | $19K |
| 2021 | $9,378 | $5,991 | $5,025 | — | $3,625 | $20K |
| 2020 | — | — | $5,359 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $137 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $3,742 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Ciocea (director); Iain Lawrence (director); Darlene Mace (director); Mark Hendricks (director); Jethro Baker (director); Rhonda-Lou Bruce (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (growls)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866657935RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.