Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary
Charitable organization · Minden, Ontario · BN 845434802RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($194,703) as filed with the CRA.
Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary is a charitable organization based in Minden, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $195K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations, 17% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $135K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,262 in 2024, the largest being $2,262 to National Wildlife Centre. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $97K in 2020 to $240K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Rescue Rehabilitation and Release of orphaned sick and injured wildlife. Conduct educational programs for schools interest groups and other organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $195K | $184K | $967 | $2,262 | $221K |
| 2023 | $174K | $157K | $134K | $3,437 | $0 | $205K |
| 2022 | $174K | $113K | $86K | $1,488 | $25 | $156K |
| 2021 | $158K | $122K | $89K | $5,530 | $301 | $127K |
| 2020 | $97K | $80K | $74K | — | — | $89K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,262 to 1 qualified donee:
- National Wildlife Centre$2,262
Received $135K from 8 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Monika Melichar (president); Trina West (secretary); Christina Carere (vice president); Angela Steckle (managing director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845434802RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.