THE VALLEY ZOO DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
Charitable organizationFoundations·PO BOX 2359 STN MAIN · EDMONTON, AB · T5J 2R7·BN 886397595RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR THE EDMONTON VALLEY ZOO
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)3¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 3¢ 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)97%
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)32 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)$2.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
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)19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.4M | 1¢ | 99% | 51.5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $984K | 1¢ | 92% | 117.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.3M | 23¢ | 77% | 6.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.3M | 3¢ | 97% | 41.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.9M | 0¢ | 100% | 2,203.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.6M | 3¢ | 97% | 32 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)
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Board of directors
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- BARR, GRAHAMPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- WILSON, LEIGHPRESIDENTarm's length
- MELTON, TERESASECRETARYarm's length
- FLYNN, REBECCATREASURERarm's length
- WALKER, MIKEVP/CASINO CHAIRPERSONarm's length
- CONRADI, BRITTANYDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- COLOMA, SUNITADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- AL-HUSSEIN, RIPHAYDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- VARGA, SCOTTDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- PILON, MICHELLEDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
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- DOWLER, MIKEDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- PANTELUK, JENDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- TOLLOVSEN, KRISTINDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- CHRISTENSEN, DAINTREDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm'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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