Poultry Industry Council for Research and Education (arkell)
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 128626363RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($653,020) as filed with the CRA.
Poultry Industry Council for Research and Education (arkell) is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $770K in revenue and $653K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from government.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
We fund research and education for the benefit of the poultry industry in ontario. We provide valuable information to producers through a variety of formats (factsheets workshops etc.). We participate in the london poultry show which is a forum for industry to showcase their products/innovations to poultry producers. We hold bi-annual health conferences that offer useful information to producers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $770K | $653K | $470K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $788K | $643K | $463K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $514K | $478K | $384K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $642K | $465K | $163K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $586K | $578K | $208K | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$312K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Bowers (director); Caroline Gonano (chair); Greg Lansink (director); Margaret Pritchard (director); Babak Sanei (director); Mike Terpstra (director); Ed Verkley (director); Cathy Lennon (treasurer); Kayla Price (vice chair); Sally Van Straaten (director); Doug Duimering (director); Samantha Havercamp (director); Tom Lewis (e.d. & secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Poultry Industry Council for Research and Education (arkell)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128626363RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.