FRIENDS OF HIGH PARK ZOO
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·95 LAVINIA AVE · TORONTO, ON · M6S 3H9·BN 825288509RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
89%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$4K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to Friends of High Park Zoo?
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Is Friends of High Park Zoo a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 825288509RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Friends of High Park Zoo located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 95 LAVINIA AVE, TORONTO, ON, M6S 3H9. Source.
What does Friends of High Park Zoo do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The purpose of the Friends of High Park Zoo is to ensure there is a free community zoo in High Park for all to enjoy. We support High Park Zoo for the benefit of all visitors by leading activities that engage the community while advancing education and awareness of the zoo. In 2025 the City of Toronto will be…" Full program description.
How big is Friends of High Park Zoo?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The purpose of the Friends of High Park Zoo is to ensure there is a free community zoo in High Park for all to enjoy. We support High Park Zoo for the benefit of all visitors by leading activities that engage the community while advancing education and awareness of the zoo. In 2025 the City of Toronto will be beginning year 1 of its 4 year year plan to 'renovate' the zoo. Our part of this renovation is that we raised $200 000 of the $4 200 000 budget. The remaining $4 000 000 was donated from the City of Toronto the province of Ontario and the federal government.
New programs
In January 2024 we launched the new 'ClueSolvers' game.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
89%
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 ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$4K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $49K | 26¢ | 74% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $107K | 24¢ | 76% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $878K | 97¢ | 3% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $4K | — | 89% | — |
| trend |
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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 819 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Windle, JamieTreasurerarm's length
- Diceman, Chrisarm's length
- Doucette, SarahChair of Boardarm's length
- Endean, Amandaarm's length
- Noble, Ianarm's length
- Sainz, AnaVice Chairarm's length
- Seto-Lau, Feliciaarm's length
- Stern, Jessicaarm's length
- Wiltshire, Richardarm's length
- Mandadjiev, IvoSecretaryarm's length
- Markle, Esmearm'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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