Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Charitable organization · Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan · BN 107956518RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,470,279) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is a charitable organization based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $5.1M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations, 25% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $102K.
Compared with 112 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Habitat Trust - a special fund established in 1978 for the purchase retention and enhancement of critical wildlife habitat across SK Wildlife Tomorrow - private stewardship program where individual landowners set aside a small parcel of land and leave it in its natural state. Education Programs including: camps teaching youth about outdoor activities using good conservation practices; NASP - National Archery in Schools; Women's Outdoor Programs; Saskatchewan Native Wildlife Poster Program Snowshoe loan Geocaching etc. Fisheries Programs: enhancement and improvement of fisheries habit…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.1M | $2.5M | $894K | $39K | — | $29.2M |
| 2023 | $4.5M | $2.5M | $844K | $117K | — | $26.6M |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $2.3M | $880K | $22K | — | $24.6M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $2.1M | $885K | $7,551 | — | $23.5M |
| 2020 | $4.8M | $2.2M | $897K | $23K | — | $22.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $102K from 11 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$45K
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$20K
- Souris-Moose Creek Wildlife Federation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$8,000
- Canadian Wildlife Federation$7,500
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$7,000
- Abundance Canada$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,600
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$915
- Canadahelps Canadon$816
- United Way of Regina$21
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$742K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Murray Freistadt (director region 1); Kevin Guttormson (director region 2); Larry Pfliger (director region 3); Joshua Michel (director region 4); Tamara Boschman (director region 5); Gord Taylor (director region 5); Todd Smith (director region 6); Trent Empey (director region 6); Clark Schultz (past president); David Yorke (president); Blair Mitchell (director region 3); James Starling (director region 2).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107956518RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.