S H a I D Tree Shelter Society
Charitable organization · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 130169113RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($519,757) as filed with the CRA.
S H a I D Tree Shelter Society is a charitable organization based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $440K in revenue and $520K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The shelter endeavors to relieve the suffering of animals by providing temporaty care and shelter of helpless animals in distresss be they abandoned homeless or unwanted and attempts to place as may as possible in to responsible and caring homes. The society also strives to educate the public in responsible pet ownership and promotes they spaying and neutering of pets. They do this by education as mentioned as well as two different programs: 1. Myrtle quigley program - offers financial support to low income families in contribution towards the spaying or neutering of their family pets. 2.…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $440K | $520K | $351K | $7,569 | — | $713K |
| 2023 | $469K | $406K | $354K | $6,463 | — | $793K |
| 2022 | $476K | $448K | $363K | $40K | — | $730K |
| 2021 | $328K | $297K | $217K | $39K | — | $702K |
| 2020 | $338K | $265K | $190K | $27K | — | $706K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $82K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$302K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Wells (vice president); Patrick Hirtle (secretary); Erin Hirtle (carr) (president); Brian Truelove (director); Kelsey Clark (director); Kristy Seamone (director); Miriam Daye (director); Angela Henhoeffer (director); Lise Kaulback (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from S H a I D Tree Shelter Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130169113RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.