The Friends of the Aviary
Charitable organization · Dundas, Ontario · BN 887135010RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($132,683) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of the Aviary is a charitable organization based in Dundas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $133K in revenue and $133K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 7% from government, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 99% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16K in 2020 to $133K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We provide sanctuary to exotic birds who have been displaced through no fault of their own. Our volunteers tend to the daily care and needs of the flock 7 days a week 365 days a year and spend over 6 000 hours per year feeding and caring for the birds. We also ensure that they are properly groomed receive enrichment and remain in good health with visits to the avian veterinarian as required. We offer visitors up close encounters with birds educate them about local species and global conservation efforts. We also provide advice about parrot behaviours distribute native pollinator plants…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $133K | $133K | $71K | $35K | — | $81K |
| 2023 | $38K | $94K | $25K | $30K | — | $80K |
| 2022 | $148K | $61K | $25K | $12K | — | $136K |
| 2021 | $30K | $13K | $6,625 | $2,539 | — | $48K |
| 2020 | $16K | $9,287 | $7,856 | — | — | $32K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$14K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marissa Casale (director); Caitlin Smyth (secretary); Mirnaly Saenz de Miera (director); Stephanie Watson (director); Kimberly O'Hare (president); Levi Clemens (vice president); Emily Downs (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of the Aviary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887135010RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.