WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD GOLD RIVER CAT SOCIETY
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·31-500 MUCHALAT PLACE · POST OFFICE BOX 117 · GOLD RIVER, BC · V0P 1G0·BN 828380378RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-01-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
TNR (Trap Neuter Return) of feral/wild cats and older kittens -Spay/Neuter and inoculate owned cats if the owner cannot afford it -Spay/Neuter test and inoculate abandoned cats -Rehome abandoned and relinquished cats and kittens (the occasional dog) - Rehome all kittens if they are socialized - Trap and socialize young wild kittens so they may be adopted ; depending on age this includes feeding de-parasiting de-worming first basic inoculations (occasionally the booster spaying neutering and any surgeries such as umbilical hernias to make certain the kittens are healthy when t… Show more
TNR (Trap Neuter Return) of feral/wild cats and older kittens -Spay/Neuter and inoculate owned cats if the owner cannot afford it -Spay/Neuter test and inoculate abandoned cats -Rehome abandoned and relinquished cats and kittens (the occasional dog) - Rehome all kittens if they are socialized - Trap and socialize young wild kittens so they may be adopted ; depending on age this includes feeding de-parasiting de-worming first basic inoculations (occasionally the booster spaying neutering and any surgeries such as umbilical hernias to make certain the kittens are healthy when they are adopted all of which take up to 4 weeks -Put feral cats into Barn Cat programs in other communities as we don't have that here -Pay for emergency veterinarian services if the owner cannot do so at the time - Provide food and water for wild cat colonies - Provide food and litter for fosterers -Provide food and litter for owners who cannot afford them -Reuniting cats with owners
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)99¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ 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)1%
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)—
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)$7K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-31 | $16K | — | — | — |
| 2020-01-31 | $14K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2021-01-31 | $9K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2022-01-31 | $10K | — | — | — |
| 2023-01-31 | $14K | 0¢ | 1% | — |
| 2024-01-31 | $7K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 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 · 0 of 7at arm's length
- Folkins, Joanne EPresidentnot at arm's length
- Alstrup, Sharon NTreasurernot at arm's length
- Bertrand, James ODirectornot at arm's length
- Cyron, Monika EDirectornot at arm's length
- Dakin, Dawn RBookkeepernot at arm's length
- Slack, Alan WDirectornot at arm's length
- Witton, Janet MDirectornot 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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