Urban Safari Rescue Society
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 807571047RR0002 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($288,441) as filed with the CRA.
Urban Safari Rescue Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $274K in revenue and $288K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 12% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We provide a safe caring haven for wild and exotic animals and birds in need of rescue refuge rehabilitation and medical care. We offer a Nature Club to provide information and knowledge about our animals and birds through tours and educational programs. We have over 20 volunteers who provide over 3660 hours of service to feed clean and care for the animals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274K | $288K | $167K | $617 | $0 | $5,611 |
| 2023 | $293K | $299K | $172K | $2,329 | $0 | $22K |
| 2022 | $251K | $274K | $154K | $5,478 | — | $22K |
| 2021 | $235K | $184K | $111K | $471 | — | $48K |
| 2020 | $302K | $313K | $178K | $563 | — | -$3,614 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$191K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robin Wiens (president); Kathy Lucier (treasurer); Pamala Combs (vice president); Leigh Ann Konieczny (secretary); Dave Nash (director); Susanna Murray (director); Suman Prem Kumar (director); Louise Holden.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Urban Safari Rescue Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 807571047RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.