WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRUST CANADA/
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·42 CARDEN ST · GUELPH, ON · N1H 3A2·BN 891710535RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
80¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.7M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★ · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Wildlife Preservation Trust 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 Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891710535RR0001. 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 Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 42 CARDEN ST, GUELPH, ON, N1H 3A2. Source.
What does Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WILDLIFE PRESERVATION CANADA EXISTS TO SAVE ANIMAL SPECIES AT RISK FROM EXTINCTION IN CANADA BY PERFORMING HANDS-ON ACTION FOR SPECIES REQUIRING DIRECT INTERVENTION TO RECOVER. WPC BUILD CANADA'S CONSERVATION CAPACITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS TO INCREASE THEIR EXPERTISE WORKING…" Full program description.
How much of Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.7M (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
WILDLIFE PRESERVATION CANADA EXISTS TO SAVE ANIMAL SPECIES AT RISK FROM EXTINCTION IN CANADA BY PERFORMING HANDS-ON ACTION FOR SPECIES REQUIRING DIRECT INTERVENTION TO RECOVER. WPC BUILD CANADA'S CONSERVATION CAPACITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS TO INCREASE THEIR EXPERTISE WORKING WITH SPECIES-AT-RISK AND ADVANCING CONSERVATION SCIENCE BY DEVELOPING NEW METHODS FOR SPECIES RECOVERY. OUR TOOLKIT INCLUDES TECHNIQUES SUCH AS CONSERVATION BREEDING HEAD STARTING AND RE-INTRODUCTION. WE ARE THE ONLY ENVIRONMENTAL NGO IN CANADA TO PROVIDE SUCH HANDS-ON CARE TO MU… Show more
WILDLIFE PRESERVATION CANADA EXISTS TO SAVE ANIMAL SPECIES AT RISK FROM EXTINCTION IN CANADA BY PERFORMING HANDS-ON ACTION FOR SPECIES REQUIRING DIRECT INTERVENTION TO RECOVER. WPC BUILD CANADA'S CONSERVATION CAPACITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS TO INCREASE THEIR EXPERTISE WORKING WITH SPECIES-AT-RISK AND ADVANCING CONSERVATION SCIENCE BY DEVELOPING NEW METHODS FOR SPECIES RECOVERY. OUR TOOLKIT INCLUDES TECHNIQUES SUCH AS CONSERVATION BREEDING HEAD STARTING AND RE-INTRODUCTION. WE ARE THE ONLY ENVIRONMENTAL NGO IN CANADA TO PROVIDE SUCH HANDS-ON CARE TO MULTIPLE SPECIES IN MULTIPLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WPC RECOGNIZES THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE FUTURE SUCCESS OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN OUR PROGRAMS THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THE MAJORITY OF OUR WORK CONSISTS OF SPECIES RECOVERY PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ZOOS UNIVERSITIES OTHER CHARITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IN SOME CASES GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO PARTNERS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK. MANY OF OUR RECOVERY PROJECTS PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS OR SIMILAR JOBS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS ALLOWING THEM TO GAIN INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH SPECIES AT RISK.
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.
80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ 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 80¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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)$1.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)22%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
38%
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
22%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
38%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
40%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.1M | 72¢ | 28% | 1.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.2M | 76¢ | 24% | 1.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.4M | 79¢ | 21% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.9M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.5M | 76¢ | 24% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.7M | 80¢ | 20% | 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 ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ 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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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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- BOYNTON, CHRISTOPHERDIRECTORarm's length
- BRYANT, JAYDIRECTORarm's length
- DOSHI, SHRIPALPRESIDENTarm's length
- GLEN, IANDIRECTORarm's length
- HART, DOUGLASDIRECTORarm's length
- HEIDE, RANDALSECRETARYarm's length
- CUTHBERTSON, RONDIRECTORarm's length
- STUCHBURY, BRIDGETPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- WOOD, JULIEDIRECTORarm's length
- BRODIE, JOCELYNDIRECTORarm's length
Show all 14 directors
- DAVIS, TANYADIRECTORarm's length
- BROBYN, STEPHENTREASURERarm's length
- FRASER, GAILDIRECTORarm's length
- BLACKBIRD, TOMDIRECTORarm'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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