The Beatrice Watson-Acheson Foundation
Private foundation · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 881727325RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($533,665) as filed with the CRA.
The Beatrice Watson-Acheson Foundation is a private foundation based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $23K in revenue and $534K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 600% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24.
Compared with 442 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $147K in 2020 to $23K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. Co-ordinate programs to educate the public on issues relevant to the prevention of cruelty to animals 2. Research and conduct studies to assist communities in dealing humanely with wildlife 3. Donation to qualified donees with priority given to those who assist all living creatures in desperate circumstances
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $23K | $534K | — | — | $499K | — |
| 2022 | -$17K | $1.5M | $12K | — | $1.2M | $511K |
| 2021 | $185K | $197K | $111K | — | — | $2M |
| 2020 | $147K | $201K | $165K | — | $1,150 | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$130K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Gordon Burtt (director); Carolyn Dutru (director); Catherine Pittman (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Beatrice Watson-Acheson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 881727325RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.