The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
Charitable organization · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 134704741RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,511,567) as filed with the CRA.
The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12.1M in revenue and $11.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 9% from government. In 2024, 39 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.9M.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 250 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.2M in 2020 to $12.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Ongoing programs: investigate allegations of animal cruelty neglect and animals in distress throughout ns. Provide animal husbandry and responsible pet ownership education to owners schools workplaces clubs and other groups. Arrange shelter veterinary care and placement services for animals in need. Administer an emergency fund for shelter animals in need of extraordinary veterinary intervention.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.1M | $11.5M | $6.5M | $2.4M | — | $5.4M |
| 2023 | $9.9M | $10.1M | $5.7M | $2.1M | — | $4.6M |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $8.1M | $5M | $1.4M | — | $4.7M |
| 2021 | $6.8M | $6.8M | $4.5M | $1.1M | — | $4.8M |
| 2020 | $6.2M | $5.2M | $3.4M | $825K | — | $4.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.9M from 39 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$627K
- Canadahelps Canadon$627K
- Petsmart Charities of Canada$310K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$83K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$46K
- Aqueduct Foundation$37K
- Sobey MacGregor Foundation$25K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$23K
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$20K
- Walker Wood Foundation$20K
- BenefAction Foundation$17K
- The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$15K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$14K
- The Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation$13K
- The Blue River Foundation Trust$10K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$7,500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$7,307
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$6,475
- Definity Insurance Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$4,500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$3,378
- Pictou Mutual Charitable Foundation$2,500
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$2,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,500
- The Edward Young Reid II and Lester John Bartson III Canadian Charitable Foundation$1,150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions250
- Total compensation, all staff$6.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wendy Ackerley (director at large); Marc Beaubien (vice chair); Jim Daigle (regional director); Danny Ellis (regional director); Mike Hurley (chair); Jessie Irving (past chair); Jim Kochanoff (director at large); Cayla Lamont (treasurer); Gina McFedridge (director at large); Elizabeth Murphy (president & ceo); Carolyn Pierce (regional director); Wilma Schenkels (appointed representative); Alex Stavert (appointed representative).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134704741RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.