Society for Animals in Distress (north Shore)
Charitable organization · Elliot Lake, Ontario · BN 134126598RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($357,094) as filed with the CRA.
Society for Animals in Distress (north Shore) is a charitable organization based in Elliot Lake, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $220K in revenue and $357K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 9% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,344.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
For the care and treatment of abandoned animals finding homes for abandoned animals adhere to no-kill policy
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $220K | $357K | $44K | $6,804 | — | $461K |
| 2023 | $220K | $231K | $44K | $5,660 | — | $451K |
| 2022 | $250K | $188K | $146K | $2,664 | — | $464K |
| 2021 | $218K | $177K | $102K | $5,977 | — | $401K |
| 2020 | $229K | $223K | $151K | $4,545 | — | $360K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,344 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$101K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Irvine (vice president); Donna Rochon (president); Gary Gambacort (director); Martin Van Kessel (director); Tammy Van Roon (treasurer); Sandra Pilon-Nichols (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society for Animals in Distress (north Shore)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134126598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.