Pat and the Elephant
Charitable organization · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · BN 119086619RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,125,149) as filed with the CRA.
Pat and the Elephant is a charitable organization based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $714K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Provide safe transportation for disabled persons particularly those using wheelchairs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $572K |
| 2023 | $1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $499K |
| 2022 | $967K | $943K | $899K | — | — | $555K |
| 2021 | $974K | $659K | $630K | — | — | $530K |
| 2020 | $714K | $809K | $786K | $6,898 | — | $215K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $34K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$645K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Anderson (secretary); Steve Brousseau (president); Jeremy Coffin (director); Sharon Fleming (director); Ronald Gillespie (asst. manager); Dianne Griffin (director); Blythe Murray (director); Lesley Nelson (director); Greg Peters (treasurer); Margaret Shanahan (co-manager); Blair Thompson (director); Carla Wood-Whitty (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pat and the Elephant’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119086619RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.