Ottawa Humane Society
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 123264715RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,134,328) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Humane Society is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $14.8M in revenue and $12.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 44 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $986K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 111 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The ottawa humane society is a safe haven for homeless animals and a community leader creating learning opportunities and engaging with the community to help pet owners better care for animals. The ohs reaches out to children and youth – the community’s future pet owners – directly in classrooms and through innovative programs to provide hands-on experiences and shape the next generation of compassionate people. The ohs advocates for continuous improvement in animal welfare and works closely with policy and decision-makers to ensure there is always a voice for the voiceless. The ohs constantl…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.8M | $12.1M | $7.1M | $2.9M | $92K | $31.4M |
| 2023 | $15.2M | $12M | $7.7M | $2.7M | $83K | $28.7M |
| 2022 | $12.5M | $9.7M | $6.1M | $2.5M | — | $25.4M |
| 2021 | $11.8M | $9M | $5.6M | $2.4M | — | $22.6M |
| 2020 | $10.4M | $9.9M | $6.5M | $2.5M | — | $19.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $0 to 9 qualified donees:
Received $986K from 44 charities:
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$219K
- Canadahelps Canadon$126K
- Canadahelps Canadon$126K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$118K
- BT Sullivan Family Foundation$100K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$93K
- BenefAction Foundation$40K
- The Jean-Louis and Colette Bellemare Family Foundation$30K
- The Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation$25K
- Vancouver Foundation$20K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$9,857
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$7,565
- The Scott Island Foundation$7,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$6,570
- The Minto Greenberg Legacy Foundation$5,190
- RBC Foundation$5,000
- Polisuk Family Foundation$5,000
- The Bloodroot Fund$5,000
- Arno Family Foundation$5,000
- The Welch Community Foundation$5,000
- The Walter and Friedl Stenger Foundation$4,167
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,950
- The Harry P Ward Foundation/la Fondation Harry P Ward$2,500
- The Sahara Foundation$2,500
- The Calgary Foundation$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions111
- Total compensation, all staff$6.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mehdi Alizadeh (director); David Ang (director); Stuart Barr (director); Sabrina Diotte (director); Jessica Hertzog-Grenier (director); Jenny Howard (director-at-large); Kate McGregor (vice chair); Karen Messett (director); Jean Nelson (chair); Sven Stilzebach (secretary); Liz Nye (treasurer); Adriana Beaman (director); Anushua Nag (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Humane Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123264715RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.