Saskatoon Zoo Society Inc.
Charitable organization · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 119141216RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($505,768) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatoon Zoo Society Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $553K in revenue and $506K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $283K in 2020 to $553K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Education programs for all ages at the saskatoon zoo. Programs include - animal antics biofact box grade one program keeping up with keepers outreach program tours winter zoo camp summer zoo camps zoo run and various other virtual programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $553K | $506K | $475K | — | — | $523K |
| 2023 | $522K | $510K | $484K | — | — | $476K |
| 2022 | $417K | $468K | $442K | — | — | $464K |
| 2021 | $414K | $385K | $357K | — | — | $514K |
| 2020 | $283K | $303K | $274K | — | — | $486K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$367K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Claire Bullaro (vice chair); Elizabeth Ireland (director); Lisa Koshinsky (director); Kate Lardner (director); Joseph Liu (director); Shawn Rislund (treasurer); Erica Spracklin (director); Linda Taylor (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatoon Zoo Society Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119141216RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.