Sault Ste. Marie and District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Publicly funded institution · Sault Ste Marie, Ontario · BN 119141703RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,265,982) as filed with the CRA.
Sault Ste. Marie and District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $79K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $891K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1M | $5,744 | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $1M | $925K | $865K | $3,922 | — | $913K |
| 2021 | $891K | $812K | $759K | $3,914 | — | $826K |
| 2020 | $836K | $820K | $767K | $9,711 | — | $746K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$669K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tahnee Carabello (director); Melissa Hotchkiss (director); Mike Melville (chairperson); Jennifer McDougall (vice-pres).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sault Ste. Marie and District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119141703RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.