WCS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY CANADA
Charitable organizationEnvironment·204 - 344 BLOOR ST W · TORONTO, ON · M5S 3A7·BN 854255882RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
83¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
17%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$9.4M
Charity Intelligence ★★★ C · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 854255882RR0001. 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 Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 204 - 344 BLOOR ST W, TORONTO, ON, M5S 3A7. Source.
What does Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WCS CANADA PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED EXPERT GUIDANCE AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO EMPOWER DECISION-MAKERS TO TAKE TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION FOR WILDLIFE ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR OWN RESEARCH ACCUMULATED EXPERTISE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CONTEXTS WE STAND AS A TRUSTED VOICE ON CONSERVATION AND…" Full program description.
How much of Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $9.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WCS CANADA PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED EXPERT GUIDANCE AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO EMPOWER DECISION-MAKERS TO TAKE TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION FOR WILDLIFE ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR OWN RESEARCH ACCUMULATED EXPERTISE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CONTEXTS WE STAND AS A TRUSTED VOICE ON CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE SCIENCE. WCS CANADA PLAYS A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE OF CANADA. WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN PRIORITY LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPES WHERE WE HAVE HAD A LONG-TERM FIELD PRESENCE AND WHERE THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR … Show more
WCS CANADA PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED EXPERT GUIDANCE AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO EMPOWER DECISION-MAKERS TO TAKE TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION FOR WILDLIFE ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR OWN RESEARCH ACCUMULATED EXPERTISE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CONTEXTS WE STAND AS A TRUSTED VOICE ON CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE SCIENCE. WCS CANADA PLAYS A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE OF CANADA. WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN PRIORITY LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPES WHERE WE HAVE HAD A LONG-TERM FIELD PRESENCE AND WHERE THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR DURABLE CONSERVATION GAINS. WE HAVE SEVERAL NATIONAL INITIATIVES TO COMPLEMENT AND EXPAND OUR GEOGRAPHICALLY FOCUSED WORK THAT ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS BIODIVERSITY POLICY WILDLIFE HEALTH KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS CLIMATE CHANGE AND TRAINING YOUNG CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS. OUR DEDICATION TO BRIDGING SCIENCE AND ACTION HAS LED US TO COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS NURTURING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE THAT LEADS TO SAFEGUARDING PLACES SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. WCS CANADA'S UNIQUE BLEND OF ON-THE-GROUND FIELD PROGRAMS AND NATIONAL INITIATIVES WIELDS INFLUENCE SHAPING CONSERVATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GLOBALLY. OUR SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE GUIDES KEY DECISIONS FROM GLOBAL AGREEMENTS TO CRUCIAL LOCAL LAND USE CHOICES MAKING US A TRUSTED ADVISOR TO DECISION-MAKERS AT ALL LEVELS.
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.
83¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 83¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
17%
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
0.6 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$9.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
34%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
34%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $5.4M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $6.3M | 80¢ | 18% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $6.5M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $7.8M | 93¢ | 15% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $9.7M | 92¢ | 15% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $9.4M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.6 yr |
| 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceC
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- MONTALVO, JUANITACHAIRarm's length
- HUMMEL, MONTEVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- MENZI, ROBERTTREASURERarm's length
- JULIE, SPALLINarm's length
- HUMPHRIES, MURRAYarm's length
- KENDALL, PETER Narm's length
- LASKIN, ARIAarm's length
- LIEBERMAN, SUSANarm'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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