The Bow Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Charitable organization · Cammore, Alberta · BN 867338527RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($452,372) as filed with the CRA.
The Bow Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charitable organization based in Cammore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $555K in revenue and $452K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 7% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $255K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $364K in 2020 to $555K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The Bow Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BVSPCA) operates a No-kill No-cage animal adoption facility in Canmore Alberta. The BVSPCA serves the Bow Valley and surrounding areas including Banff Canmore Kananaskis Lake Louise and the MD of Bighorn through animal adoption re-homing foster animal care education and volunteer programs. The BVSPCA also offers a spay and neuter program for low income families in the community. The BVSPCA's education programs include school visits and summer day camps for children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $555K | $452K | $401K | $4,486 | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $590K | $427K | $382K | $1,616 | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $520K | $413K | $363K | $11K | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $542K | $380K | $341K | $3,417 | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $364K | $333K | $293K | $7,091 | $0 | $962K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $255K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$105K
- Canadahelps Canadon$105K
- The Calgary Foundation$17K
- The Brawn Family Foundation.$12K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$11K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$2,180
- Banff Canmore Community Foundation$1,905
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$364
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa McDowell (president); Ed Mrozek (treasurer); Kate Barker (director - programs); Andrea Graham (vice-president); Katya Melnick (secretary); Anne Kean (assistant treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bow Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867338527RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.