The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (newfoundland and Labrador)
Charitable organization · Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 899365084RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,717,460) as filed with the CRA.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (newfoundland and Labrador) is a charitable organization based in Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $400K.
Compared with 112 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.5M in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The spca nl is an animal welfare organization that provides leadership education and consistent voice on matters that promote and improve the welfare of animals. We care for shelter animals in need prevent cruelty and encourage responsible pet ownership. To address the overwhelming pet overpopulation problem we advocate for owners to spay and neuter their pets and also offer a low cost spay and neuter assistance program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $39K | — | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $209K | — | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $350K | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $247K | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1M | $1M | $17K | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $400K from 13 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$104K
- Canadahelps Canadon$104K
- Petsmart Charities of Canada$76K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$66K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$20K
- United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$19K
- The Blue River Foundation Trust$2,500
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$2,500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$2,223
- The O'Neill Foundation Inc.$2,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,269
- The John Howard Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$100
- YMCA of Northeast Avalon Inc.$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$842K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Buis (chair); Kevin Fleming (general member); Glenda Howse (treasurer); Lisa Inder (secretary); Robert Noseworthy (general member); Lynn Evans (general member); Raymond Piercey (general member); Metzi Prince (general member); Kim Andrews (c0-chair); Christopher Loomis (general member); Gena Bugden (general member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (newfoundland and Labrador)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899365084RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.