Canadian Wildlife Foundation / La fondation canadienne de la faune
Public foundationFoundations·350 MICHAEL COWPLAND DRIVE · KANATA, ON · K2M 2W1·BN 122085434RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-02-28
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WORK BY THE FEDERATION THE CANADIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION PROVIDES POST SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN WILDLIFE RELATED FIELDS. THESE INCLUDE THE: - ORVILLE ERICKSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - CAPTAIN RICHARD LLOYD MEMORIAL FUND - PAST PRESIDENT'S MEMORIAL TRUST FUND - NEIL MAUER MEMORIAL FOREST FUND - FRANCIS ELIZABETH HILDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO BEGUN TO DEVELOP SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BASED ON SOUND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT WILL GENERATE REVENUE. PROFITS WILL BE RE-INVESTED IN FUTURE CONSERVA… Show more
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WORK BY THE FEDERATION THE CANADIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION PROVIDES POST SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN WILDLIFE RELATED FIELDS. THESE INCLUDE THE: - ORVILLE ERICKSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - CAPTAIN RICHARD LLOYD MEMORIAL FUND - PAST PRESIDENT'S MEMORIAL TRUST FUND - NEIL MAUER MEMORIAL FOREST FUND - FRANCIS ELIZABETH HILDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO BEGUN TO DEVELOP SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BASED ON SOUND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT WILL GENERATE REVENUE. PROFITS WILL BE RE-INVESTED IN FUTURE CONSERVATION WORK.
New programs
DURING 2024 A NEW SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED THE INDIGENOUS MANITOBA WILDLIFE FELLOWSHIP FUND. THE FIRST SCHOLARSHIP FROM THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL BE AWARDED IN 2025. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE FEDERATION TO CREATE A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BASED IN ATLANTIC CANADA TO LEASE OR SELL ROPELESS FISHING GEAR TO LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHERS. REVENUES FROM THE BUSINESS WILL BE RE-INVESTED IN CWF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE LAUNCHED IN LATE 2024.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)88%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)945.5 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)36%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-28 | $743K | 22¢ | 78% | 310.3 yr |
| 2020-02-28 | $870K | 17¢ | 83% | 367 yr |
| 2021-02-28 | $981K | 17¢ | 83% | 435.7 yr |
| 2022-02-28 | $2.6M | 11¢ | 89% | 1,021.9 yr |
| 2023-02-28 | $429K | 12¢ | 88% | 899.6 yr |
| 2024-02-28 | $1.0M | 12¢ | 88% | 945.5 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- GUY, VEZINAVICE CHAIRarm's length
- JEAN, YVESVICE CHAIR FOUNDATIONarm's length
- PEZERDIC, DAVIDTRUSTEEarm's length
- GOSEVITZ, BERNIECHAIRarm's length
- WILLIAMS, JOHNTRUSTEEarm's length
- MILLER, KEILATREASURER FOUNDATIONarm's length
- FORD, JOHNTRUSTEESarm's length
- HOOK, JIMTRUSTEEarm's length
- BRIGGS, RODNEYCHAIRarm's length
- BRIGGS, RODNEYTRUSTEEarm's length
- LINGENFELTER, DWAINTRUSTEEarm's length
- FAIRLEY, BRADTRUSTEEarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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