The Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo
Charitable organization · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 119216398RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($71,802,698) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $69.8M in revenue and $71.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $68K.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 310 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $41.4M in 2020 to $69.8M in 2024.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $69.8M | $71.8M | $65.4M | — | — | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $62.2M | $63M | $58.7M | — | — | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $61.9M | $58.3M | $54.6M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $45M | $45.5M | $41.9M | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2020 | $41.4M | $45.2M | $40.9M | — | — | $5.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $68K from 2 charities:
- Toronto Foundation$60K
- Aqueduct Foundation$8,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions310
- Total compensation, all staff$40.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119216398RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.