Gananoque & District Humane Society
Charitable organization · Gananoque, Ontario · BN 891915431RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($395,128) as filed with the CRA.
Gananoque & District Humane Society is a charitable organization based in Gananoque, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $318K in revenue and $395K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $99K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $718K in 2020 to $318K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The organization operates a no-kill animal shelter serving the town of gananoque and surrounding area. The focus of the organization is public education and adoption services for animals in its care.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $318K | $395K | $406K | $2,564 | — | $744K |
| 2023 | $443K | $344K | $332K | $1,492 | — | $821K |
| 2022 | $310K | $369K | $345K | $10K | — | $722K |
| 2021 | $290K | $314K | $300K | $4,149 | — | $780K |
| 2020 | $718K | $338K | $323K | $5,734 | — | $806K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $99K from 11 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$42K
- Canadahelps Canadon$42K
- Community Foundation for Kingston & Area$10K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$2,417
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,500
- United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington$966
- United Way of Greater Toronto$856
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$425
- Abundance Canada$100
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$40
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$155K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michele Serano (director & treasurer); Heidi Mathers (director of operations); Kathleen Youmans (secretary); Melina Chestley (director of foster prog); Pay Hope (co-direct of vc); Denise Smith (co-direct of vc).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gananoque & District Humane Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891915431RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.