NED'S WISH-A SOCIETY FOR RETIRED POLICE SERVICE DOGS
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·247 RAVINE DR · DEVON, AB · T9G 0A3·BN 738195510RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Ned's Wish is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of like for retired Police and Military Service Dogs by providing financial and educational support for their medical well being. Ned's Wish fundraises to pay for the retired Police or Military service dog's veterinary bills and provides free veterinary/medical advice. Through in person events our website and social media posts we provide free information to educate the public on the importance of caring for these specialty trained dogs the important role they play in Public Safety and why it is so imp… Show more
Ned's Wish is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of like for retired Police and Military Service Dogs by providing financial and educational support for their medical well being. Ned's Wish fundraises to pay for the retired Police or Military service dog's veterinary bills and provides free veterinary/medical advice. Through in person events our website and social media posts we provide free information to educate the public on the importance of caring for these specialty trained dogs the important role they play in Public Safety and why it is so important to take care of them upon their retirement. Ned's Wish is 100% volunteer operated. The Board of Directors along with a few key volunteers perform all roles and duties to support and operate the organization in its entirety. We seek donors private and Corporate Sponsorships and donations In-Kind to support our ongoing programs. Ned's Wish helps to facilitate with the re-homing of Police Military Service Dogs.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)76¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 76¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)22%
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)1.8 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)$141K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)90%
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, 2020–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-30 | $36K | — | — | — |
| 2021-04-30 | $67K | 1243¢✱ | 95% | — |
| 2022-04-30 | $186K | 68¢ | 32% | 3.8 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $270K | 74¢ | 25% | 3.4 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $141K | 76¢ | 22% | 1.8 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
7 directors reported · 2 of 7at arm's length
- Talbot, Stacey LPresidentarm's length
- Zibrowski, Janice MTreasurerarm's length
- Alexanian, TatianaVice Presidentnot at arm's length
- Chan, EdithBoard Secretarynot at arm's length
- Welsman, KathrynGeneral Board Membernot at arm's length
- Fung, Queenie JGeneral Board Memebernot at arm's length
- Smits, Melissa AGeneral Board Membernot at arm'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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