Vancouver Humane Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 889713178RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,357,095) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Humane Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 40% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $513K.
Compared with 112 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $15K to The Happy Herd Farm Sanctuary Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. We provide veterinary care for the companion animals of people on a limited income or those who have taken in stray animals. 2. We advise educate and offer solutions to the public businesses and government for the humane treatment of farm animals. 3. We conduct research and disseminate information to the public and elected officials about the animal welfare problems associated with the trade and ownership of wild and exotic animals animals used for entertainment and work and the impact of climate change on animal welfare.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1M | $114K | $16K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $870K | $1.2M | $881K | $99K | $14K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $878K | $91K | $16K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $848K | $644K | $99K | $18K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $804K | $444K | $84K | $206K | $968K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $513K from 19 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$205K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$64K
- Aqueduct Foundation$51K
- Eden Conservation Trust$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- The James A. and Donna-Mae Moore Foundation$25K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$22K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$14K
- United Way British Columbia$12K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$5,200
- The Ian and Rochelle Laing Family Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,890
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,350
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$1,000
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,000
- Conam Charitable Foundation$500
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$296
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$729K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ryan McCracken (president); Rob Monteverde (treasurer); Chris Morcom (director); Angela Yadav (director); Danielle George (vice president); Tessa Vanderkop (director); Kristi Kral (director); Shannon Wong (director); Hutson Laura (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Humane Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889713178RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.