Pelee Island Bird Observatory
Charitable organization · Windsor, Ontario · BN 826157943RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($280,898) as filed with the CRA.
Pelee Island Bird Observatory is a charitable organization based in Windsor, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $250K in revenue and $281K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 44% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $549K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Collects and collates scientific data related to migratory bird studies delivers public outreach education programs and actively collaborates with avian organizations along the Americas flyways.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $250K | $281K | $192K | $8,169 | — | $378K |
| 2023 | $180K | $266K | $167K | $19K | — | $409K |
| 2022 | $280K | $253K | $120K | $76K | — | $599K |
| 2021 | $295K | $269K | $180K | $37K | — | $522K |
| 2020 | $186K | $158K | $97K | $8,418 | — | $496K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $549K from 17 charities:
- Canada Gives$200K
- Canadahelps Canadon$84K
- Canadahelps Canadon$84K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$50K
- Weston Family Foundation$50K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$40K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$10K
- WCPD Foundation$10K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$9,039
- The K M Hunter Charitable Foundation$6,000
- BenefAction Foundation$2,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,110
- Nancy's Very Own Foundation$500
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$500
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$56
- 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 positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$150K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Atwood (honorary chair); Ian Davidson (director); Matthew Gibson (director); Patricia Leblanc- Jaeger (treasurer); William Ross (director); Annmarie Corker (secretary); David Young (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pelee Island Bird Observatory’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826157943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.