The New Brunswick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Publicly funded institution · Fredericton, New Brunswick · BN 888525268RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,440,489) as filed with the CRA.
The New Brunswick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charitable organization based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $114K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Develop and supervise a highly skilled team of animal protection services - who investigate animal abuse and neglect complaints across nb including laying charges under the spca act and the criminal code of canada. Respond to animal welfare concerns from the public and other law-enforcement agencies. Assist animal shelters in nb through workshops and sharing experiences. Carry out public education and awareness campaigns to help keep animals safe and avoid serious harm to animals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $13K | — | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $1.5M | $787 | — | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.8M | $1.1M | $1,720 | — | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1M | $287 | — | $3.9M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $944K | $3,569 | — | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $114K from 13 charities:
- SPCA St. John & District Branch Perpetual Trust$33K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Fundy Community Foundation$20K
- Kajen Foundation$10K
- United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick Region Inc.\centraide de la Region du Grand Moncton et du Sud Est du Nouveau-New Brunswick Inc.$1,239
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
- United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc.$297
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$186
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$135
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$50
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$2
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Hunt (past-president); Scott Elliott (president); Christopher Bertin (treasurer); Elizabeth Hale (nbvma rep/member at large); Gordon Perry (secretary); Norma McCarthy (vice-president); Dan Greene (member at large); Rose ST-Pierre (member at large); Ginette Savoie (member at large); Angie Kelly (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The New Brunswick 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 888525268RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.