Northern Lights Regional Humane Society
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·P.O.BOX 481 · HIGH LEVEL, AB · T0H 1Z0·BN 839017902RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
Cents to cause T1
62¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$167K
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
Common questions
How do I donate to Northern Lights Regional Humane Society?
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Is Northern Lights Regional Humane Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 839017902RR0001. 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 Northern Lights Regional Humane Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is P.O.BOX 481, HIGH LEVEL, AB, T0H 1Z0. Source.
What does Northern Lights Regional Humane Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Northern Lights Regional Humane Society (NLRHS) is a non-profit member supporter organization that is dedicated to providing owner surrendered and homeless animals with shelter and food while attempting to place them in permanent loving homes. Ongoing programs include our Foster Care Program which places animals…" Full program description.
How much of Northern Lights Regional Humane Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Northern Lights Regional Humane Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $167K (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 Northern Lights Regional Humane Society (NLRHS) is a non-profit member supporter organization that is dedicated to providing owner surrendered and homeless animals with shelter and food while attempting to place them in permanent loving homes. Ongoing programs include our Foster Care Program which places animals in home environments to gain socializing skills and training. We operate a Animal Shelter that allows animals in need to come from all over NW Alberta mainly serving the community of High Level as well as surrounding indigenous communities. The shelter also acts as a transfer for… Show more
The Northern Lights Regional Humane Society (NLRHS) is a non-profit member supporter organization that is dedicated to providing owner surrendered and homeless animals with shelter and food while attempting to place them in permanent loving homes. Ongoing programs include our Foster Care Program which places animals in home environments to gain socializing skills and training. We operate a Animal Shelter that allows animals in need to come from all over NW Alberta mainly serving the community of High Level as well as surrounding indigenous communities. The shelter also acts as a transfer for the municipal pound. The municipality operates on a 72 hour kill policy if the animals is not claimed. If the animals has not been claimed within 72 hours the shelter allows for the excess to be housed by NLRHS until a permanent home is found. NLRHS continues the volunteer program. Many opportunities are available for volunteers including fundraising dog walking and animal care. All potential volunteers are put through an orientation to show them what's involved and how to care for the animals in a safe manner. Volunteers are a vital part of the Society as they are needed to continue our program/operations. The microchip identification program also continues. Every animals adopted is chipped with the owners information. This ensures the dog gets home safely if lost. Approximately 25 volunteers put in over 1800 hours throughout the year organizing and carrying out various programs put on by the Society.
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.
62¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 62¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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
0.9 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$167K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
3%
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
13%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
3%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
84%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $89K | 56¢ | 43% | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $109K | 23¢ | 20% | 3.3 yr |
| 2021-10-31 | $103K | 31¢ | 28% | 2.2 yr |
| 2022-10-31 | $127K | 87¢ | 11% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-10-31 | $114K | 63¢ | 36% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-10-31 | $167K | 62¢ | 34% | 0.9 yr |
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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.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Coles, Nicoline (Nikki) MTreasurerarm's length
- Pellerin, KimyDirectorarm's length
- McNeil, DezaraeVice Presidentarm's length
- Baird, JenniferDirectorarm's length
- Croy, TheresaDirectorarm's length
- Ebert, AmandaPresidentarm's length
- Braun, AshleyDirectorarm's length
- Croy, TheresaSecretaryarm'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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