Petsmart Charities of Canada
Public foundation · Burlington, Ontario · BN 871190898RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,574,186) as filed with the CRA.
Petsmart Charities of Canada is a public foundation based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $7.7M in revenue and $6.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $106K.
Compared with 112 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 116 qualified donees totalling $3.4M in 2024, the largest being $335K to University of Saskatchewan. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Petsmart charities of canada envisions a world where communities unite in support of pets together with their families. Founded in 1999 the organization's mission is to make the world a better place by investing in community partners that advocate and care for the well-being of pets and all who love them.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.7M | $6.6M | $2.9M | $143K | $3.4M | $8.1M |
| 2023 | $7.7M | $7.2M | $2.9M | $184K | $4M | $6.9M |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $6.3M | $2.9M | $121K | $3.4M | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $6.4M | $5.6M | $2.3M | $122K | $3.1M | $5.3M |
| 2020 | $6.2M | $5.1M | $1.9M | $176K | $2.9M | $4.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3.4M to 116 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- University of Saskatchewan$335K
- The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty$310K
- The Toronto Humane Society$250K
- Regional Animal Protection Society$250K
- Veterinarians Without Borders/veterinaires Sans Frontieres$219K
- Canadian Federation of Humane Societies$147K
- Niagara Society For Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Humane Society$142K
- Toronto Cat Rescue$113K
- Lincoln County Humane Society$107K
- Kitty Cat P.A.L. Society$82K
- The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (newfoundland and Labrador)$76K
- Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$72K
- The Winnipeg Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$62K
- Ninth Life Cat Rescue of Ontario$58K
- Northwest Territories Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$55K
- Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society$55K
- The Fort Erie Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$51K
- Prince George Humane Society$50K
- Chiots Nordiques Northern Puppies$50K
- Paws Up Program$41K
- Urban Tails Animal Rescue$40K
- Université de Montréal$40K
- Prince Edward Island Humane Society$40K
- Northern Reach Dog Rescue Network$40K
- Community Veterinary Outreach$40K
Received $106K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Persinger (chairman director); Barbara Cartwright (director); Nils Kravis (director); Malcolm Khan (director treasurer); Delmar Kyllo (director); Aimee Gilbreath (president); Janet Henry (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Petsmart Charities of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871190898RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.